Starmer insists defence plan ‘will keep us safe’ after Healey resigns in protest over funding – UK politics live

PM responds to shock resignation, claiming his defence spending plan will deliver an ‘unprecedented increase’ in fundingRyan Henderson, assistant chief constable for the Police Service of Northern Ireland, is about to hold a press conference about last night’s rioting.Andy Burnham is facing criticism after saying that he thinks the Waspi women should be entitled to “some” compensation.I’ll stick by the Waspi women because they deserve some recompense for the unfairness.One government figure decried Burnham’s intervention as “pathetic”, adding: “He can’t say no to anyone.”An ally of Sir Keir Starmer likened Burnham’s economic agenda to that of hard-left former Labour leader