UK defence spending plan ‘well short of what’s required’ and harder choices needed, says John Healey - UK politics live

Ex-defence secretary John Healey and ex-defence minister Al Carns have given resignation statements to MPs Speaking to reporters at the G7, Keir Starmer also defended the defence investment plan (DIP) draft that led to John Healey’s resignation as defence secretary last week. Starmer confirmed that Dan Jarvis, the new defence secretary, is getting some input before the publication of the DIP in its final version. Starmer said: The position on investment in defence is firstly that we increased last year defence spending from 2.3% to 2.6%, that’s the biggest increase since the 1980s, and that me

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