Ed Arnold, Senior Associate at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), has described John Healey’s resignation as Defence Secretary as “a seismic moment for the government and MoD,” warning that the international implications are severe with a NATO Summit just three weeks away. Speaking in a commentary published by RUSI, Arnold said the resignation would have lasting political consequences: “The resignation will ensure that this government, and subsequent ones, will find it harder to be complacent on defence spending and will give it the increased public attention it rightly deserves, far more so than any speech can, no matter how…
