John Healey and his No2 quit as Starmer and Reeves put welfare and Net Zero before national security – all while military leaders warn we haven’t faced such a global threat for generations

Keir Starmer is ‘unable’ to defend Britain, his own Defence Secretary said on Thursday as he quit with a furious blast.

John Healey accused the Prime Minister of being too weak to face down Rachel Reeves over the defence of the nation.

Mr Healey revealed that plans signed off by the PM and Chancellor will increase defence spending by just 0.08 per cent of GDP by the end of the decade, despite rising threats across the world.

Senior defence figures warned that the threadbare settlement would leave Britain ‘in danger’.

On Thursday, the Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton,

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