U.K. defense chief resigns, says military funding plan "falls well short"

U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey resigned on Thursday, citing a shortfall in planned funding for Britain's armed forces at a time of mounting international security challenges. In his resignation letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer , Healey wrote that the Labour government entered office "recognizing Britain faced a new era of threat which demanded a new era for defense," but that the government had failed to deliver the resources needed to meet those challenges. …