Dan Jarvis named new UK Defence Secretary
From Radio National Breakfast by ABC Australia
June 11, 2026 · 7 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the chaos surrounding Defence Minister Richard Marles's visit to the UK following the resignation of British Defence Secretary John Healey.
Defence Minister Richard Marles's visit to the UK has been thrown into chaos, after his British counterpart John Healey resigned hours before they were due to hold an AUKUS event together.
Topics covered
- UK Defence
- AUKUS
- Political Resignation
- International Relations
- Defence Minister Visit
Keywords
- UK Defence Secretary
- Richard Marles
- John Healey
- AUKUS
- Defence Minister
- political chaos
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: UK Defence, AUKUS
Places: UK
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