John Healey’s resignation letter in full John Healey has resigned as defence secretary. The Independent Dan Haygarth 11 June 2026 Here is his resignation letter in full: “Dear Keir, This is a letter I never expected to write, and I do so now with great regret and reluctance. John Healey has resigned as defence secretary, telling Sir Keir Starmer in a letter that he was left with "no other option" after disagreement over the Defence Investment Plan (PA) “I am proud of what we have done in less than two years as a Labour Government. We’ve stepped up to lead internationally for Ukraine with the Coalition of the Willing and Ukraine Defence Contact Group, established Britain as a leading voice for Europe in Nato, raised defence investment to 2.5% of GDP three years earlier than anyone expected, launched the deepest defence reforms in 50 years, won the biggest UK defence export deals for decades, published a first-of-its-kind Strategic Defence Review (SDR), gave our Armed Forces...
