{"id":351619,"date":"2026-06-11T21:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-does-john-healeys-resignation-mean-for-keir-starmer\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T21:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:00:08","slug":"what-does-john-healeys-resignation-mean-for-keir-starmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-does-john-healeys-resignation-mean-for-keir-starmer\/","title":{"rendered":"What does John Healey\u2019s resignation mean for Keir Starmer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/7tkAUoWkzxY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What does John Healey\u2019s resignation mean for Keir Starmer?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7tkAUoWkzxY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The timing of John Healey&#8217;s resignation could hardly have been worse for Keir Starmer.<\/p>\n<p>To lose one minister might be a misfortune, to lose six in the space of a month might look like carelessness, as Prime Minister Starmer&#8217;s government was left reeling again, this time by Healey&#8217;s decision to step down over defence spending.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>In his eviscerating resignation letter, he said the prime minister was \u201cunable\u201d and his chancellor \u201cunwilling\u201d to commit to the defence spending that had been pledged and without which Britain was left unsafe in a dangerous world.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer took the lead on the European coalition of the willing to prop up Ukraine. Just this week, he hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Number 10. <\/p>\n<p>Here was one issue which united his fractious party. So will this turn out to be a fatal blow?<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\n0:00 &#8211; John Healey resigns as defence secretary<br \/>\n5:19 &#8211; UK, Canada and Australia foreign secretaries meet<br \/>\n11:44 &#8211; Healey\u2019s resignation is \u2018a huge blow to the government\u2019<br \/>\n15:58 &#8211; Concerns over UK defence investment plan<br \/>\n20:02 &#8211; \u2018Defence has to be our number one priority\u2019<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The timing of John Healey&#8217;s resignation could hardly have been worse for Keir Starmer. To lose one minister might be a misfortune, to lose six in the space of a month might look like carelessness, as Prime Minister Starmer&#8217;s government was left reeling again, this time by Healey&#8217;s decision to step down over defence spending. 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