UK defence spending under scrutiny as former minister warns 'Putin will be watching this carefully'

When he came into office, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer declared that the first duty of a leader is to keep the country safe. His defence secretary, John Healey, resigned this week, telling his boss that he was making the country less safe. It was a stinging letter, claiming Starmer was unable to make the financial commitments needed to defend the country against the spectre of a Russian attack. A second defence minister, Al Cairns, also resigned for the same reasons. They had both seen a long-delayed British Defence Plan, which has still not been made public. FRANCE 24’s Gavin Lee speak

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