Healey Walks: Is Labour Failing Britain’s Defence? | The Counter‑Insurgency
From The Insurgency with Steve Baker by Fighting for a Free Future
June 12, 2026 · 17 min
About this episode
The episode discusses John Healey's resignation as Defence Secretary and its implications for Labour's stance on defence and security.
👉 Listen to the full episode on Substack: voices.fightingforafreefuture.comSponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com.Steve Baker is joined by Harry Richer (Director of Fighting for a Free Future), Laura Dunn, and Eve Lugg to unpack John Healey’s shock resignation as Defence Secretary, what it reveals about Labour’s priorities on defence and security, the coming by‑election, and whether Sir Keir Starmer can keep control of his party and government.Thumbnail Image: "Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets with UK Secretary of State for Defence John Healey and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles at the 3rd AUKUS Defense Ministerial Meeting at the Old Royal Naval College, London, Sept. 26, 2024.” Photo by Chad J. McNeeley / U.S. Department of Defense, licensed under CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Changes have been made (cropping and graphic overlay).
People in this episode
Host: Steve Baker
Guests: Harry Richer, Laura Dunn, Eve Lugg
Topics covered
- Labour Party
- defence
- politics
- by-election
- security
- government control
Keywords
- defence
- Labour
- John Healey
- by-election
- Keir Starmer
- politics
- security
Sponsors
Glint
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Labour, Fighting for a Free Future, U.S. Department of Defense
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