Dan Jarvis Appointed Defence Secretary After John Healey Quits

The former Parachute Regiment officer has been security minister since the general election in 2024.

Dan Jarvis has been appointed the new defence secretary following John Healey’s resignation.

The former Parachute Regiment officer has been security minister since the general election in 2024.

Healey dramatically quit on Thursday morning in protest at the amount of money being provided by No.10 and the Treasury in the Defence Investment Plan (DIP).

In a blistering letter to the prime minister, he said he had been left with “no other option” after learning that defence spending will go up from 2.6% of gross domestic product (GDP) next year to just 2.68% in 2030.

It is understood that amounted to an extra £13.5 billion, less than half of the £28bn army chiefs said they needed.

Healey said the funding settlement would........

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