Keir Starmer faces a dual setback as Secretary of Defence John Healey and Armed Forces minister Al Carns both resign. Healey’s departure triggered a crisis in the Ministry of Defence, leading to resignations from ministerial aides Pamela Nash and Rachel Hopkins. The resignations stem from a funding dispute, with Healey criticizing the Prime Minister for not challenging the Treasury’s reluctance to allocate necessary defense funds. The delayed Defense Investment Plan (DIP) has been a point of contention among ministers. Carns, a former Royal Marine, criticized inadequate defense funding and government inefficiencies in his resignation letter. In response to these resignations, Dan Jarvis, an Army veteran with extensive military service, has been appointed as the new Defense Secretary.