{"id":352041,"date":"2026-06-12T22:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T21:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-hits-back-at-defence-spending-critics\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T22:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T21:00:39","slug":"starmer-hits-back-at-defence-spending-critics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-hits-back-at-defence-spending-critics\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer hits back at defence spending critics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/78XEFojX2SY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Starmer hits back at defence spending critics\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/78XEFojX2SY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir Starmer has admitted that he needs to &quot;turn things around&quot; after the resignation of two ministers over the government&#8217;s plans on defence spending.<\/p>\n<p>He was speaking after both the defence secretary and the armed forces minister quit.<\/p>\n<p>And the prime minister is also facing hostility from within the defence sector.<\/p>\n<p>#ukdefence #ministryofdefence #keirstarmer <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Listen to our new podcast This is Why, available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/thisiswhy<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Keir Starmer has admitted that he needs to &quot;turn things around&quot; after the resignation of two ministers over the government&#8217;s plans on defence spending. 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