UK defence secretary resigns over spending plan

He has accused Sir Keir Starmer of failing to properly fund the defence investment plan

The resignation of one of Starmer’s most senior ministers over the repeatedly-delayed Defence Investment Plan comes just days before a crucial by-election in which a Labour challenger to Starmer could make his way back into parliament.

The public deserve straight answers and immediate action, not waffle and unfulfilled promises.

Starmer, whose government popularity has collapsed just two years after a landslide general election victory, has been under pressure recently from within his own party.