{"id":351975,"date":"2026-06-12T19:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T18:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-defends-military-spending-record-following-resignations-watch-fridays-itv-evening-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T19:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T18:00:35","slug":"starmer-defends-military-spending-record-following-resignations-watch-fridays-itv-evening-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-defends-military-spending-record-following-resignations-watch-fridays-itv-evening-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer defends military spending record following resignations &#8211; Watch Friday&#8217;s ITV Evening News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/zurqviRiSvM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Starmer defends military spending record following resignations - Watch Friday's ITV Evening News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zurqviRiSvM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Keir Starmer has defended his decisions on military funding following the resignations of both the defence secretary, John Healey, and the minister for armed forces, Al Carns.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer said, \u201cI have taken the difficult decisions to make sure that we are safe as a country, because that is my number one priority,\u201d as he addressed the resignations for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>John Healey resigned from his cabinet role on Thursday, saying the prime minister had &quot;been unable&#8230; to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Also on the programme:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Celebrated British painter David Hockney has died aged 88. 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