Keir Starmer has named his replacement for armed forces minister after Al Carns ' shock resignation. The Prime Minister, on Thursday, was hit with a major political challenge amid uncertainty around his position as leader of the Labour Party and PM. Starmer suffered a further blow when defence secretary John Healey and armed forces minister Al Carns resigned over the long-delayed defence investment plan (Dip). North East Derbyshire MP Louise Sandher-Jones has been made armed forces minister,