John Healey is right: Starmer is a hollow man

Defence secretary John Healey’s dramatic resignation from the Government has exposed the hollowness of Sir Keir Starmer’s constant refrain that his main priority as Prime Minister is the defence of the realm. As recently as Monday, when he hosted Volodymyr Zelensky at Downing Street to discuss the war with Russia, Starmer was at pains to reiterate his claim that his “first duty is to keep our country safe”.