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Healey Walks: Is Labour Failing Britain’s Defence? | The Counter‑Insurgency

16 min · 12. juni 2026
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👉 Listen to the full episode on Substack: voices.fightingforafreefuture.comSponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com.Steve Baker is joined by Harry Richer (Director of Fighting for a Free Future), Laura Dunn, and Eve Lugg to unpack John Healey’s shock resignation as Defence Secretary, what it reveals about Labour’s priorities on defence and security, the coming by‑election, and whether Sir Keir Starmer can keep control of his party and government.Thumbnail Image: "Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets with UK Secretary of State for Defence John Healey and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles at the 3rd AUKUS Defense Ministerial Meeting at the Old Royal Naval College, London, Sept. 26, 2024.” Photo by Chad J. McNeeley / U.S. Department of Defense, licensed under CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Changes have been made (cropping and graphic overlay).

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