{"id":13643,"date":"2026-06-11T16:54:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=13643"},"modified":"2026-06-11T16:54:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:54:59","slug":"u-k-defense-chief-john-healey-resigns-says-governments-military-funding-plan-falls-well-short","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=13643","title":{"rendered":"U.K. defense chief John Healey resigns, says government&#8217;s military funding plan &#8220;falls well short&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey resigned on Thursday, citing a shortfall in planned funding for Britain&#8217;s armed forces at a time of mounting international security challenges.<\/p>\n<p>In his resignation letter to <span class=\"link\">Prime Minister Keir Starmer<\/span>, Healey wrote that the Labour government entered office &#8220;recognizing Britain faced a new era of threat which demanded a new era for defense,&#8221; but that the government had failed to deliver the resources needed to meet those challenges.<\/p>\n<p>He said the government&#8217;s plan for defense, which he was &#8220;first given in full&#8221; on Monday, &#8220;falls well short of what is required for defence and the country at this dangerous time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Healey&#8217;s surprise departure follows months of disputes over the government&#8217;s Defense Investment Plan, or DIP. Healey said the plan had been the subject of extensive discussions recognizing the &#8220;scale of the challenge&#8221; posed by both national and international security threats.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In February last year, Starmer suggested that the government&#8217;s ambition was to raise defense spending to 3% of GDP within a couple of years. Months later, NATO leaders agreed on a target of spending 3.5% of GDP on defense by 2035. Starmer is set to meet with NATO counterparts in Ankara in July to discuss defense commitments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/11\/b86d8dae-615d-4991-ad05-59b7e1ccea5c\/thumbnail\/620x413\/11ea0568c208f40689211bfd89f5e14a\/gettyimages-2280108684.jpg#\" alt=\"Cabinet Meeting in Downing Street in London \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/11\/b86d8dae-615d-4991-ad05-59b7e1ccea5c\/thumbnail\/620x413\/11ea0568c208f40689211bfd89f5e14a\/gettyimages-2280108684.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/11\/b86d8dae-615d-4991-ad05-59b7e1ccea5c\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/147487058be826a71458863c357e40f0\/gettyimages-2280108684.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">John Healey leaves 10 Downing Street in London, England on June 09, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Wiktor Szymanowicz\/Future Publishing via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;You know what defence needs,&#8221; Healy wrote in his letter, addressing Starmer. &#8220;You made the argument for this powerfully in your speech at the Munich Security Conference back in February. Without a DIP that meets the moment in this way, I am being forced to make decisions that would reduce the readiness of our Forces and increase the risk to personnel on operations, and could make the country less safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After explaining to you that I would not be able to accept a DIP settlement that does not give our Forces the resources they need, I am now left with no other option than to submit my resignation as your Defence Secretary,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Healey&#8217;s criticism comes as Britain takes on an <span class=\"link\">increasingly prominent role within NATO<\/span> and other Western security missions. In his letter, he pointed to a range of commitments stretching military resources, including <span class=\"link\">conflict in the Middle East<\/span>, where the U.K. is co-leading a multinational <span class=\"link\">Strait of Hormuz mission<\/span>, and growing <span class=\"link\">security concerns in the Arctic<\/span>, where Britain now leads NATO&#8217;s Arctic Sentry operation.<\/p>\n<p>He also highlighted increased Russian activity directed at the U.K. and its allies, as well as Moscow&#8217;s escalating <span class=\"link\">attacks on Ukraine<\/span>. Those concerns have intensified following the Paris Agreement on Ukraine, which sees a British military deployment after any future ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>His departure is the latest challenge for Starmer&#8217;s government and comes at a particularly difficult time for the prime minister. Opposition parties reacted swiftly to the resignation, largely echoing Healey&#8217;s criticism of the government&#8217;s defense policy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a government in chaos, unable to govern, with no leadership, under a caretaker Prime Minister who&#8217;s expected to be replaced within weeks,&#8221; said Green Party leader Zack Polanski.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch said she was &#8220;glad&#8221; that the former Defence Secretary &#8220;agrees&#8221; with her assessment of the government&#8217;s approach, calling it &#8220;shocking&#8221; that, according to Healey&#8217;s letter, the current spending plan could leave British troops at risk.<\/p>\n<p>Since returning to office, President Trump has repeatedly criticised NATO members for failing to contribute enough to the alliance&#8217;s collective defense and has renewed threats to withdraw from the alliance.<\/p>\n<p>Britain has publicly committed itself to strengthening NATO&#8217;s deterrence posture and expanding its role in European security. 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