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Emily Maitlis

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The News Agents
Is John Healey’s resignation a fatal blow for Keir Starmer?

All this time about, oh, well, make a field by election next week.

The News Agents
Is John Healey’s resignation a fatal blow for Keir Starmer?

This could be the decisive moment in Keir Starmer's future.

The News Agents
Is John Healey’s resignation a fatal blow for Keir Starmer?

I think that taking us all by surprise, it's John Healey today.

The News Agents
Is John Healey’s resignation a fatal blow for Keir Starmer?

As you say, this day might be seen as the moment where it all collapsed on Keir Starmer.

The News Agents
Is John Healey’s resignation a fatal blow for Keir Starmer?

Of course.

The News Agents
Is John Healey’s resignation a fatal blow for Keir Starmer?

And look, the arguments about...

The News Agents
Is John Healey’s resignation a fatal blow for Keir Starmer?

The way procurement is done in Britain.

The News Agents
Is John Healey’s resignation a fatal blow for Keir Starmer?

And there are all sorts of examples of tanks, of armoured personnel carriers, of the rifles that the British Army are issued with.

The News Agents
Is John Healey’s resignation a fatal blow for Keir Starmer?

All of those things.

The News Agents
Is John Healey’s resignation a fatal blow for Keir Starmer?

There have been absolute nightmares of procurement that have taken place over the past where huge amounts of money have been wasted in that process.

The News Agents
Is John Healey’s resignation a fatal blow for Keir Starmer?

I suppose the bigger argument is that is taking place is, you know, look, there is a perfectly reasonable argument to say, OK, what's happened in Europe with Ukraine is bloody awful.

The News Agents
Is John Healey’s resignation a fatal blow for Keir Starmer?

But I don't think Russia poses a threat to the rest of Europe.

The News Agents
Is John Healey’s resignation a fatal blow for Keir Starmer?

Or you take the view that actually we're all under threat now and therefore we've got to take defence spending seriously.

The News Agents
Is John Healey’s resignation a fatal blow for Keir Starmer?

Once you've said.

The News Agents
Is John Healey’s resignation a fatal blow for Keir Starmer?

And Keir Starmer completely accepts the argument that what has happened in Ukraine could be a warning to other Baltic states.

The News Agents
Is John Healey’s resignation a fatal blow for Keir Starmer?

It could then go to Poland.

The News Agents
Is John Healey’s resignation a fatal blow for Keir Starmer?

What about Germany?

The News Agents
Is John Healey’s resignation a fatal blow for Keir Starmer?

And then is the whole of Europe potentially in line from Russian attack?

The News Agents
Is John Healey’s resignation a fatal blow for Keir Starmer?

If you take the view that actually our defence forces are...

The News Agents
Is John Healey’s resignation a fatal blow for Keir Starmer?

undermanned and under-equipped right now.