John Healey

“John Healey resigned as defence secretary over the government’s lack of commitment to raising defence spending to three per cent of GDP by 2030”

“will shelve his own target of spending 3% of Britain's GDP on defence by 2030”

“first Budget on October 28”

“Although Whitehall borrowed £129billion in the year ending March 2026, the new Chancellor John Healey is attempting to relax the rules and bump that figure to £138billion to create 'growth in every p…”

“He will speak before MPs on October 28, which is nearly a month earlier than Rachel Reeves's last Autumn Budget in No11.”

“extra £11billion”

“minimum three per cent on GDP on defence by 2030”

“John Healey, who resigned as defence secretary because he was unhappy with the amount of money attached to the plan”

“three Russian submarines had conducted a clandestine operation over pipelines and cables in waters just north of the UK”

“3.5 percent of GDP to be spent annually on defence by 2035”

“The £15billion increase represents £1.5billion more than former defence secretary John Healey had managed to secure before his resignation from cabinet.”

“just £13.5billion in additional military investment”

“In his resignation letter, Healey said the draft DIP at the time he left office on 11 June amounted to a planned rise to 2.68% of GDP by 2030.”

“Britain will still be spending just 2.7 per cent of GDP in 2030”

“John Healey, who resigned as defence secretary earlier this month after claiming he had only been offered £13.5billion for the plan”

“John Healey warned 'Britain will still be spending just 2.7 per cent of GDP in 2030'”

“John Healey quit as defence secretary earlier this month because the Dip was only due to provide £13.5billion extra investment in defence, far short of the £28billion over four years which officials …”

“John Healey quit as defence secretary earlier this month because the Dip was only due to provide £13.5billion extra investment in defence, far short of the £28billion over four years which officials …”

“John Healey quit as defence secretary earlier this month because the Dip was only due to provide £13.5billion extra investment in defence”

“Former Defence Secretary John Healey shockingly resigned earlier this month after he discovered the Dip would deliver just £13.5billion in additional military investment, which he described as fallin…”

“£28bn extra Healey previously said was needed”

“the draft DIP at the time he left office on 11 June amounted to a planned rise to 2.68% of GDP by 2030.”