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Two Defence Ministers Resign Over Spending Plan
Armed Forces minister Al Carns resigned hours after defence secretary John Healey left the government over the defence investment plan. Both cited insufficient funding and delays in the plan.
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Armed Forces minister Al Carns resigned from the Cabinet on Thursday night, hours after defence secretary John Healey stepped down over the government's defence investment plan. Carns stated that the plan was "neither transformative enough nor sufficiently funded" and that Downing Street refused to listen to concerns about the level of investment.
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Defence minister Luke Pollard announced he would remain in post, stating the threats facing the UK are real and growing. The resignations follow the departure of former health secretary Wes Streeting weeks earlier and come amid tensions over the long-delayed defence investment plan.
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