Armed Forces minister Al Carns resigns from his government post after a dispute over the military funding plan. According to reporting, Carns said he would consider whether to stay in his role if the government’s funding proposals were “not right”. Less than an hour before he announces his resignation, he expresses this conditional position in an interview. The resignation comes amid wider turmoil in the defence leadership, with LabourList reporting that it follows the earlier resignation of Defence Secretary John, described in the source as occurring hours before Carns steps down. Across the accounts provided, the central reason for Carns’ resignation is the perceived problem with the government’s approach to funding the armed forces. Neither source includes additional specific details of the funding plan or the exact figures at issue. The reports present the resignation as part of a sequence of departures in the defence department, with Carns framing his decision in relation to whether the military funding plan meets his standards.