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Second Defence Minister Quits In Funding Row With Starmer. Former Armed Forces Minister Al Carns has resigned from the government, deepening a growing dispute over defence spending. Carns followed Defence Secretary John Healey, who stepped down earlier after criticising the level of military funding proposed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer. In his resignation letter, Carns said the government’s defence investment plan was neither ambitious enough nor sufficiently funded. He added that he could not defend what he described as an inadequate level of investment for the armed forces. The prime minister has defended his record on defence spending, insisting the forthcoming funding plan will provide the resources needed to keep the country safe. Following Healey’s departure, Security Minister Dan Jarvis has been appointed as the new Defence Secretary. The resignations have intensified pressure on Starmer ahead of the publication of the long-delayed defence investment plan.
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