British defense ‌minister John Healey quit on Thursday in a dispute over military spending, accusing Prime Minister Keir Starmer of failing to ‌commit the government resources ​that are needed to defend the country.

Britain's defense and ⁠finance ministries have been ​locked in talks for months over how ⁠to meet rising demands to expand military spending, delaying Britain's Defence Investment Plan since ‌last year.

"You have ​been unable, and ‌the Treasury has been unwilling, to commit ‌the resources that the nation needs to defend the country at this ⁠time of ‌rising threats," ⁠Healey said in his letter to Starmer.

The ⁠delay ⁠has infuriated Britain's defense industry which says it ‌cannot invest in long-term programs for the country's security at a time ‌of ​huge geopolitical ‌volatility and as the United States pivots away from protecting ​Europe.