Keir Starmer has been dealt another blow after his Armed Forces minister resigned, following the departure of the Defence Secretary earlier today.
Al Carns, a former Marine, resigned as Armed Forces minister after criticising 'inadequate defence funding'. He said the 'machinery of government has itself been left to decay', hitting out at long delays to the Defence Investment Plan.
It follows the devastating resignation of Defence Secretary John Healey today. Pamela Nash, a ministerial aide in the department, also resigned this evening.
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