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Watch: Defence spending plans fall well short, says Healey

Former defence secretary John Healey has said the government's current plans to fund the military in the coming years fall "well short" of what is required. Making a Commons speech after his dramatic resignation last week , he told MPs that readying Britain for an uncertain worl

Watch: Defence spending plans fall well short, says Healey
BBC Politics โ€” 16 June 2026
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Former defence secretary John Healey has said the government's current plans to fund the military in the coming years fall "well short" of what is required.

Making a Commons speech after his dramatic resignation last week , he told MPs that readying Britain for an uncertain world was the "duty of our political generation".

Political turmoil continued in Westminster on Thursday after Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigned Starmer's government saying he had "lost confidence" in his leadership.

King Charles III has unveiled the government's agenda in a speech to Parliament.

Key moments as Morgan McSweeney gives evidence to MPs about Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador.

Sarah Smith asked the president about King Charles's upcoming visit, the state of the so-called special relationship and the war with Iran.

Sir Olly Robbins told MPs No 10 had a "dismissive approach" to Lord Peter Mandelson's security vetting.

BBCโ€™s Sarah Smith examines how the Iran war has led to discrepancies between the US president and UK prime minister.

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