The UK Defence Secretary resigns from government, citing disagreement over military spending plans that he says fall well short of what the armed forces need. Multiple outlets report that the resignation follows a clash with Prime Minister Keir Starmer over the direction and adequacy of defence spending, with the Defence Investment Plan described as facing repeated delays despite earlier warnings about a potential funding gap. PBS NewsHour and Global News also note the move further complicates Starmer’s position, saying the Prime Minister is already under internal pressure from within Labour. While the accounts focus on the resignation itself and the stated rationale—insufficient funding and continued delays—the reports do not present detailed alternative figures or a new official spending commitment from the government in the cited material. The outlets consistently characterize the resignation as abrupt and politically damaging, linking it to broader concerns about whether planned investment and budgets meet operational needs for the UK’s forces.