Britain’s defense spending plans in chaos as NATO summit looms

Government

LONDON — The U.K. defense plans were supposed to lay the groundwork for a rearmament drive to deter Russia and reinforce Britain's role in NATO. Instead, it's turned into a political and defense-policy crisis. On Thursday, Defence Secretary John Healey unexpectedly resigned , blaming a mismatch between the country's ambitions and how much it was willing to spend under the much-delayed Defense Investment Plan. In his resignation letter, Healey said Prime Minister Keir Starmer had been "unable,