The Chancellor was warned today that plans to shelve his own defence spending target were ‘akin to surrender’.
John Healey was branded a ‘sell out’, ‘hypocrite’ and accused of putting ‘welfare over warfare’ as it emerged he will delay setting a date for hitting 3 per cent of GDP on defence spending.
Critics said it raised fresh questions about Labour’s commitment to defence and security of the nation and warned it threatens to sour relations with Washington, which has been calling for greater spending among European allies for years.
Mr Healey resigned as Defence Secretary just two months ago under Sir Keir Starmer
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