Defence Secretary Healey to chair Cobra meeting on Israel-Lebanon fighting
Defence Secretary John Healey has left the Labour Conference early in order to chair an emergency meeting on the growing crisis in the Middle East,
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John Healey: ‘Here’s why Labour is the real party of defence’
Labour shadow defence secretary John Heley writes on Labour's record in power, its plans now and the contrast with the Tory government.
John Healey’s speech: ‘Labour’s plan for defence in a more dangerous world’ – read and watch in full
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxpFFmh5K5M This is a copy of Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey's speech as written (rather than delivered) for a Policy Exchange event this week. I want to start by thanking our Armed Forces in the Middle…
‘Starmer’s shifting Gaza stance is notable – but wasn’t enough to quell rebellion’
The dust is settling after a dramatic night in parliament that saw Keir Starmer face ten frontbench resignations, as 56 Labour MPs voted with the SNP for an immediate ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas (full list of them…
Healey: “Britain needs a national strategy which is relentlessly pragmatic”
Below is the full text of Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey's speech to the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) this evening. Thank you all for your interest and attendance this evening. And a special thank you to RUSI for hosting me…
People will be “fearful for the future” when energy price cap rises, Healey says
John Healey has said people will be "fearful for the future" when the energy price cap increases on Friday after a recent forecast predicted that the cap would rise to more than £3,500 in the autumn. Consultancy Cornwall Insight released…
WATCH: Government plan to cut troop numbers “embarrassing”, Healey says
John Healey has described plans to cut nearly 10,000 troops from the British army as "embarrassing" and urged the government to "reboot" its defence planning. Speaking to Sky News this morning, the Shadow Defence Secretary said: “The…
MoD wasted £13bn of taxpayer money over 12 years, Labour research reveals
New research by the Labour Party released today reveals that the Ministry of Defence has wasted at least £13bn of taxpayers’ money since 2010, a period that has also seen major cuts to government spending on defence. According to Labour…
“A new and powerful role for Britain in the world” – Healey’s conference speech
Below is the full text of the speech delivered by Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey to the annual Labour Party conference in Brighton this morning. Conference, it’s an honour to address you again and to serve the party on Labour’s…
Covid passports for day-to-day activities “likely to be discriminatory”, says Healey
John Healey has said that the use of Covid vaccination passports for day-to-day activities such as shopping are "likely to be discriminatory" but added that the Labour Party is "keen to see some of the trials that are proposed". In a Times…
Back British business through defence spending, Labour tells government
Keir Starmer has called on the government to prioritise British businesses with a 'British-built by default' approach in defence spending to protect UK jobs and boost manufacturing within the supply chain. The opposition party has said that…
PMQs: Trust takes years to build, seconds to break and forever to repair
"You just can't trust the Conservatives to protect our armed forces," Keir Starmer told parliament today. The Labour leader and Boris Johnson clashed this afternoon over the recently unveiled reductions to the army size. Reminding MPs that…