John Healey

This action to ease the cost of living is funded by savings made elsewhere, so there’s no burden to British taxpayers, just pounds going back into their pockets.

I will work in lockstep with the new PM to meet the fiscal rules with a buffer against uncertainty.

Fiscal credibility is the bedrock for economic stability and for national security

The Treasury with defence really was in denial about the commitment that the UK has rightly made to Nato and to our people: it is still planning, was still planning on 3 per cent, but not until 2034-35.

The Treasury has been unwilling, to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country at this time of rising threats.

Without a DIP that “meets the moment” I was “forced to make decisions that would reduce the readiness of our forces and increase the risk to personnel on operations, and could make our country less safe”

For too long, too many people have struggled with the cost of living. Today's energy tax cut will give families some breathing room on bills, and provide some reassurance this winter.

I am certain that a headmark date for 3% of GDP on defence in 2030 is what Britain must set.

We see you. We see your activity over our cables and our pipelines, and you should know that any attempt to damage them will not be tolerated and will have serious consequences.

Fiscal control is the first duty of any chancellor. It is mine. And fiscal credibility is the bedrock for economic stability and for national security, and you heard the prime minister this afternoon say, in this more dangerous world, we…

This means that it will be something for Andy Burnham as a short-term challenge.

It's important to Nato, it's important to Britain that we...demonstrate the sort of leadership that's required from within the European Nato as the US starts to scale back its contribution.

The Treasury still often sees defence as a drain on public spending and not the driver of economic growth that we've demonstrated in two years.

The Treasury's a paradox: you have some of the very best and brightest officials in the Treasury, but you have, too often, a Treasury orthodoxy that's a dead hand on dynamic government.

The Treasury said no in the end.

By 2030, well over half of Nato members will be spending 3% or more. And when allies are looking for British leadership, we must not fall behind.

Sir Keir Starmer is unable and the Treasury has been unwilling, to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country at this time of rising threats

I appreciate how hard this is for cabinet colleagues and I am very grateful to those who support what is required, but not all needs to be done by cutbacks elsewhere

The UK’s defence spending plan falls well short of what is required

Our defence spending plan falls well short of what is required.

This is not the moment for calibration or incremental change. This means bigger politics, bolder priorities and harder choices.

There is no date for reaching 3 per cent spending on defence, and our adversaries do not follow timetables set by the Treasury.

My decision last week was about our country, not career.

When Nato needs European nations to step up, we must not fall short.

I took the decision to resign with the very greatest regret and reluctance, but I continue to be certain about this decision.