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UPDATE – UK DEFENCE MINISTER RESIGNS

Blain’s EXTRA Porridge June 11th, 2026 – UPDATE – UK DEFENCE MINISTER RESIGNS

“Et tu Brute?” … “Yet Brutus is an honourable man.”

UK Defence Minister John Healey’s resignation over the dearth of defence funding this morning will throw UK defence into turmoil, and further undermine the flolloping Starmer Government. Gilts spiked higher on the news.

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This Morning Porridge Extra continues the theme of the missing UK Defence Investment Plan discussed in this morning’s comment – UK Defence Investment Plan Delayed Again.

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