About this episode
Lucy Thomson discusses the resignation of UK defence secretary John Healey over funding issues with host Lisa Owen.
United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer grappling with another political setback after defence secretary John Healey's shock resignation over armed forces funding.
People in this episode
Host: Lisa Owen
Guest: Lucy Thomson
Topics covered
- UK politics
- defense funding
- government resignations
- political setbacks
Keywords
- UK
- defense
- politics
- resignation
- John Healey
- Keir Starmer
- armed forces
Mentioned in this episode
Places: United Kingdom
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