A lot of this is down to a government that could never really get to grips with the consequences of its tax pledges, but it also reflects a government that couldn't determine a coherent theory of growth
Dean Hochlaf
NEW: John Healey quits over defence funding. Devastating letter for the government and Keir Starmer: “You have been unable and the Treasury has been unwilling to commit the resources the nation needs to defend the country at this time of rising threats.”