Both John Healey and Al Carns resigned from their ministerial positions on Thursday over the government’s defence investment plan
Al Carns, who resigned as armed forces minister last night, has not ruled out standing for the Labour leadership.
In an interview on LBC this morning, asked if he would consider standing for the leadership if “the ball comes out from the back of the scrum”, Carns replied:
I’m good at rugby and football, but we’ll see what happens … I’m always up for playing.
People get confused about ambition and service. My whole career has been put to service. If I wanted to be ambitious, I wouldn’t have got into politics. If I wanted to make more money, I wouldn’t have got into politics. I left the military not because my career was faltering, but because I decided I wanted to make change, because I think we’re a pivotal moment in the history of the United Kingdom.
So, this is about service to me. I’ve been really clear.
It is a purpose that brought me into politics, not a person.
That purpose is to get growth into our economy, to make sure the hard work is rewarded anybody who should get on in life and has the aptitude to get on in life and the approach to get on in life should be able to be rewarded for it.
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Author : Andrew Sparrow
Publish date : 2026-06-12 09:27:00
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