“I fear that he is somewhat captive to a prime minister who seems to want to go back to the 1970s and huge spending and state intervention.”
“It flies in the face of basic fairness, and the British public are right to be furious.”
“The cuts to the Digital ID card budget are not real because the money was never provided in the first place.”
“And to every young woman and girl let my time in office show there should be no ceilings on your ambitions, your hopes or your dreams.”

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On the recordJune 13, 2026
You know what defence needs... Without a DIP that meets the moment in this way, I am being forced to make decisions that would reduce the readiness of our Forces and increase the risk to personnel on operations, and could make the country less safe.
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John Healey
Labour Party
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Resignation letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer

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