John Healey

“first Budget on October 28”

“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”

“the draft not containing a commitment to the date for raising defence spending from 2.6 per cent of GDP to 3 per cent.”

“the current draft only factored in an eight-percentage-point rise in defence spending as a share of GDP by 2030.”

“the government was set to cut capital budgets by one per cent to fund an uplift in defence spending”

“three per cent GDP 2030 target”

“the current draft only factored in an eight-percentage-point rise in defence spending as a share of GDP by 2030”

“Having seen the financial settlement for the much-delayed Defence Investment Plan on Monday, and knowing that the Ministry of Defence had initially estimated a shortfall of £28bn over the next four y…”

“I would not be able to accept a DIP settlement that does not give our Forces the resources they need, [and] I am now left with no other option than to submit my resignation as your Defence Secretary.”

“You have been unable, and the Treasury has been unwilling, to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country at this time of rising threats.”

“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”

“The current Defence Investment Plan, with no pathway to spending his desired 3 per cent of GDP on the military, was 'falling well short of what is required'.”

“our adversaries don’t follow timetables set by the Treasury”

“The transformation and rearmament of our armed forces,”

“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 …”

““there could be an attack by Russia on Nato as soon as 2030. You know what defence needs.””

““not to the £28 billion the armed forces thought it was necessary just to stand still, but to a mere £10 billion””

“Healey said he wanted a target of 3 per cent of GDP to be spent on defence by 2030, alongside European allies”

“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 …”

“Healey said he wanted a target of 3 per cent of GDP to be spent on defence by 2030”

“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.”