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The Morning Poll: Is Keir Starmer providing enough funding for defence?

The Daily Mail 12 Jun 2026
Do you think Keir Starmer is providing enough funding for defence? ....
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Keir Starmer weakened by John Healey’s scathing resignation

Financial Times 12 Jun 2026
Defence secretary’s exit may turn out to be the first of many in the coming weeks ....
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Scots shipyards face job losses unless Keir Starmer 'gets serious' over defence spending

Daily Record 12 Jun 2026
EXCLUSIVE. A Glasgow MSP warned there was already a "deep unease" on the Clyde over the UK Government's failure to commit to the next generation of warships ... .
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Sir Keir Starmer meets mum of son, 18, who died of Class A drugs

BBC News 12 Jun 2026
Anglie Long is raising awareness of the dangers of drugs after her son Ryan died while on holiday. .
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Keir Starmer latest: PM shaken to core after two defence ministers quit with devastating attack

The Mirror 12 Jun 2026
Keir Starmer's position as Prime Minister has become more precarious after his armed forces minister spectacularly quit just hours following the defence secretary's resignation ... .
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British defence minister quits Keir Starmer's government, levelling scathing critique of his policies

CBC 12 Jun 2026
British Defence Minister John Healey quit on Thursday over a months-long dispute over military spending, accusing Prime Minister Keir Starmer of failing to commit the resources that are needed to keep the country ‌safe from mounting threats ... .
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Keir Starmer latest: Armed Forces have lost faith in PM, says Badenoch

The Daily Telegraph 12 Jun 2026
The Armed Forces have lost faith in Sir Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch has said ...It’s clear the Armed Forces have lost all faith in Keir Starmer ... “Britain’s national security must come before Keir Starmer’s ego.
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Britain’s defence establishment has turned on Keir Starmer

New Statesman 12 Jun 2026
Keir Starmer had failed to spend enough on the military. The resignations landed with Starmer weakened and Rachel Reeves trapped inside her own fiscal rules ... Starmer spent years treating defence orthodoxy as a certificate of political seriousness.
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UK defence minister resigns after clash with PM Keir Starmer over military spending

India Today 11 Jun 2026
UK defence minister resigns after clash with PM Keir Starmer over military spending ... .
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DAN HODGES: John Healey's resignation has nuked Keir Starmer's premiership. He can't even fulfil the ...

The Daily Mail 11 Jun 2026
For months a debate has been raging about whether Sir Keir has the authority and courage to face down his party and produce the resources needed to boost Britain's defences. Now that debate has ended ....
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UK Defence Secretary John Healey resigns over bitter spending row with Keir Starmer

Daily Record 11 Jun 2026
Healey, who helped secure a huge frigate contract for Glasgow's shipyards last year, has blasted the UK Treasury for failing to support defence investment ... .
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