On the 11th Prime Minister Starmer appointed Dan Jarvis as defense secretary,
replacing John Healey, who resigned the same day. Downing Street said Jarvis had
been minister of state for security at the Home Office, with long responsibility
for domestic security, counter‑terrorism and border security. Healey posted an
open letter to Starmer on social media saying he was resigning because the
government had failed to provide sufficient funding for defence.
