Dan Jarvis has been appointed Secretary of State for Defence after John Healey and Armed Forces Minister Al Carns both resigned from the Ministry of Defence on Thursday 11 June. John Healey, who had held the Defence Secretary role since Labour’s general election victory in July 2024, stepped down citing disagreements over the level of funding allocated in the forthcoming Defence Investment Plan (DIP). Al Carns — a decorated former Royal Marines Colonel and Special Boat Service veteran — followed with his own resignation within hours, also referencing concerns about defence modernisation and resourcing. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer moved…
