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Who is Chancellor John Healey? Labour veteran who quit as defence secretary

BBC News Politics · 20 October 2026 at 17:26

Who is Chancellor John Healey? Labour veteran who quit as defence secretary

The softly-spoken former defence secretary is gearing up for the biggest moment of his long political career.

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