He served through the eras of Blair, Brown, Miliband and Corbyn in a party that knows and respects him. It will matter that even his patience has run out John Healey is not a rash man. Slow to anger, calm in a crisis, loyal and yet beneath it all, formidably determined.

Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/11/john-healey-quits-defence-secretary)

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