John Healey resigned as UK Defence Secretary over a dispute regarding UK military spending. He accused Prime Minister Keir Starmer of failing to commit sufficient resources to defend the country. The UK Defence Investment Plan (DIP) has been delayed since last year and has not been made public, according to France24. According to navylookout.com, Healey had been pressing for defence spending to reach 3% of GDP and stated that the DIP financial settlement he received on Monday afternoon fell well short of what was required for defence. The settlement, according to navylookout.com, backloads extra support, reaching 2.68% of GDP in 2030. According to gdelt, Healey had spent months in talks with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Finance Minister Rachel Reeves about funding higher military spending. According to france24, a second defence minister, Al Cairns, also resigned for the same reasons as John Healey. According to tass, Healey resigned with 'great regret and reluctance'.