POLL OF THE DAY: Is Keir Starmer 'unable' to defend Britain, as John Healey claims?

Published: 12:09, 12 June 2026 | Updated: 12:09, 12 June 2026 John Healey claimed Keir Starmer cannot defend Britain as he quit as Defence Secretary amid a dispute about long-term funding for the military. In a letter announcing his decision yesterday, Mr Healey suggested Sir Keir had been 'unable' to overrule Rachel Reeves in meeting the amount of cash which military officials had hoped for in the Defence Investment Plan (Dip). Mr Healey revealed that plans signed off by Sir Keir and the Chancellor will increase defence spending by just 0.08 per cent of GDP by the end of the decade. He was joined in his exit from Government by armed forces minister Al Carns, as well as two parliamentary aides, heaping pressure on the Prime Minister. Now it's time to have your say on the situation in the Daily Mail's latest poll: In yesterday's poll, Mail readers were asked: 'Will 'kill switches' end the phone snatching epidemic?' Out of about 2,000 votes, 56 per cent of you said 'yes' and 44 per cent said 'no'. No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.