Tories demand Chancellor John Healey resign unless Wednesday's Budget funds the 3% defence target he demanded as defence secretary
John Healey, who resigned as Chancellor in June demanding Britain reach 3% of GDP on defence by 2030, now says the timetable will wait for next year's spending review.
Chancellor John Healey has said the timetable for reaching 3% of GDP on defence will wait for next year's spending review. In June he resigned as defence secretary demanding that goal by 2030. Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith accused him of 'dithering' over the nation's 'insurance premium'. The OBR estimates 3% would need an extra £17.3 billion in 2029-30.
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said the Tories 'owe Britain an apology, not another lecture'.
Streeting said the Tories shrank the Army to its smallest since the Napoleonic era.
Trump has threatened to quit Nato over allies' defence spending.
