Dan Jarvis named as new defence secretary after ministers resign

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Sir Keir Starmer has met his new defence secretary, Dan Jarvis - a former parachute regiment officer - along with the chief of defence staff Sir Richard Knighton.

The Prime Minister is under growing pressure to make a public commitment to higher defence spending after two of his ministers - John Healey and Al Carns - resigned on Thursday in a dispute over military investment.

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