2026年6月11日 美国东部时间下午5:00 / 福克斯新闻网
据报道，斯塔默拒绝设定到2035年将国防开支占GDP比例提升至3.5%的时间表，这是他此前向特朗普作出的承诺
作者：艾玛·巴西，福克斯新闻网
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英国国防大臣约翰·希利周四辞职，原因是他与首相基尔·斯塔默的政府在军事开支问题上产生分歧，这给这位英国领导人在即将举行的、将有美国总统唐纳德·特朗普参会的关键北约峰会前带来了重大打击。
希利的辞职源于围绕推迟发布的《国防投资计划》（DIP）的争议——该计划是政府长期承诺的军事投资与战备路线图——此时北约盟国正面临特朗普加大的施压，要求其增加国防开支。
“约翰·希利的辞职对英国政府和国防部来说是一个颠覆性的时刻，”皇家联合军种研究院（RUSI）高级副研究员埃德·阿诺德告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
“对政府而言，这会引发一连串政治难题：如何任命继任者，以及如何推动《国防投资计划》的发布。”
英国首相基尔·斯塔默推动英国军队进入“实战备战状态”
英国国防大臣约翰·希利在2025年12月4日英国朴茨茅斯举行的“大西洋堡垒”项目揭幕仪式上，与英国和挪威海军人员交谈。（彼得·尼科尔斯/路透社 pool 照片）
希利此前一直在与斯塔默和财政大臣雷切尔·里夫斯就《国防投资计划》的规模和时间表进行紧张的后期谈判。
据报道，斯塔默拒绝设定到2035年将国防开支占国内生产总值（GDP）比例提升至3.5%的时间表——这是他在去年北约峰会上向特朗普作出的承诺——同时也不愿承诺达到3%这一比例的明确日期。
路透社报道称，斯塔默反而向希利提出了一项协议：到2030年将国防开支占GDP比例提升至2.68%，仅比明年的2.6%小幅上涨。
“你一直无法，财政部也一直不愿投入国家保卫本国所需的资源，”希利在辞职信中写给斯塔默，并警告称财政紧缩将“让国家变得更不安全”，该媒体报道。
北约秘书长呼吁成员国“加速”国防生产，他描绘了一个走向战争的世界
北约秘书长马克·吕特、美国总统唐纳德·特朗普和英国首相基尔·斯塔默与北约国家领导人在2025年6月25日荷兰海牙举行的北约国家元首和政府首脑峰会上合影。（本·斯坦索尔/路透社 pool 照片）
“如果说《国防投资计划》的推迟已经损害了政府在国防问题上的公信力，那么约翰·希利的辞职则是在其公信力上撕开了一个大口子，”皇家联合军种研究院国防与安全智库的凯文·罗兰兹教授告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
“直接后果不仅是唐宁街10号遭遇政治尴尬，还会在英国武装部队、国防部和军工行业迫切需要明确哪些项目将获得 funding 以及何时获得 funding 的当下，造成规划确定性的重大损失，”他补充道。
预计这场政治余波将跨大西洋蔓延，华盛顿方面已加大对欧洲盟国的施压，要求其履行国防义务。特朗普经常批评北约成员国为“搭便车者”。
6月3日，美国国务卿马可·卢比奥还在众议院外交事务委员会上表示，即将举行的安卡拉峰会将是北约历史上“最重要的会议”，因为有一些事情“需要澄清和解决”。
他补充道：“美国仍然留在北约联盟中，我们会留在那里。”
特朗普效应迫使德国重新调整国防优先级，该国在军事开支上正迎头赶上
2026年2月24日周一早些时候伊朗发动无人机袭击后，英国首相基尔·斯塔默增加了在塞浦路斯的军事部署。（金·张/pool/法新社 via 盖蒂图片社）
不过，美国官员明确表示，他们的耐心正在耗尽。
“在下个月的北约峰会前，总统已经明确表态：盟国必须履行将国防开支占GDP比例提升至5%的承诺，”美国北约大使马修·惠特克本周在X平台上发帖称。
此外，据《泰晤士报》报道，一名美国官员指出，英国的拨款方案远低于180亿英镑（约合230亿美元），这将在安卡拉会议前向特朗普发出极其“负面”的信号。
斯塔默曾承诺在本届议会任期内将开支提升至3%，但希利的辞职暴露了当前战略让英国落后于主要盟友。相比之下，德国计划到2030年将国防开支占GDP比例提升至3.7%。
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“希利了解我们面临的威胁，了解武装部队的能力和短板，如果他认为财政拨款不足以保障国家的安全——以至于他无法体面地留任——那么我们确实陷入了困境，”罗兰兹补充道。
“虽然影响主要会在白厅感受到，但距离北约峰会仅三周，其国际影响将十分严重，”阿诺德指出。
艾玛·巴西是福克斯新闻数字频道的突发新闻撰稿人。加入福克斯之前，她曾在《每日电讯报》工作，隶属于美国夜班团队，负责过外交、政治、新闻、体育和文化等多个版面。
Starmer in ‘seismic’ crisis, UK defense chief quits before high-stakes Trump NATO summit
June 11, 2026 5:00pm EDT / Fox News
Starmer reportedly refused to set a timeline to reach 3.5% GDP defense spending by 2035, a promise he made to Trump
By Emma Bussey, Fox News
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U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey resigned Thursday after clashing with Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government over military spending, dealing the British leader a setback weeks before a critical NATO summit to include President Donald Trump.
Healey’s departure stemmed from a dispute over the delayed Defense Investment Plan (DIP) — the government’s long-promised roadmap for military investment and readiness — and as NATO allies face renewed pressure from Trump to boost defense spending.
“John Healey’s resignation is a seismic moment for the government and the Ministry of Defense,” Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) Senior Associate Fellow Ed Arnold told Fox News Digital.
“For the government, it creates a sequence of political headaches in terms of a replacement, and trying to get the Defense Investment Plan published.”
BRITISH PM KEIR STARMER MOVES UK MILITARY INTO ‘WAR-FIGHTING READINESS’
Britain’s Defence Secretary John Healey speaks with British and Norwegian naval personnel at the unveiling of the Atlantic Bastion programme in Portsmouth, Britain, on Dec. 4, 2025.(Peter Nicholls/Pool via Reuters)
Healey had been in intense, late-stage negotiations with Starmer and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves over the scale and timelines of the DIP.
Starmer reportedly refused to set out a timeline to reach 3.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defense by 2035 — a promise he made to Trump at last year’s NATO summit — and would not commit to a firm date for reaching 3%.
Instead, Starmer offered Healey a deal to spend 2.68% of GDP on defense by 2030, up only marginally from 2.6% next year, Reuters reported.
“You have been unable, and the Treasury has been unwilling, to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country,” Healey wrote to Starmer in his resignation letter, warning that the financial constraints would “make the country less safe,” the outlet reported.
NATO CHIEF URGES MEMBERS TO ‘TURBOCHARGE’ DEFENSE PRODUCTION AS HE PAINTS PICTURE OF A WORLD BOUND FOR WAR
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, U.S. President Donald Trump and Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer pose with NATO country leaders during the NATO Heads of State and Government summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025.(Ben Stansall/Pool via Reuters)
“If the delay to the Defense Investment Plan was already undermining the government’s credibility on defense, John Healey’s resignation has blown a hole in its side,” Professor Kevin Rowlands of the RUSI defense and security think tank told Fox News Digital.
“The immediate consequence is not just political embarrassment for No. 10, but a significant loss of planning certainty at a time when the British Armed Forces, the Ministry of Defense, and industry really need clarity on what will be funded, and when,” he added.
The political fallout is expected to reverberate across the Atlantic, where Washington has increased pressure on European allies to fulfill their defense obligations. Trump has frequently criticized NATO alliance members as “free riders.”
On June 3, Secretary of State Marco Rubio also told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the upcoming Ankara summit would be the “most important meeting” in NATO’s history because there are some things “that need to be cleared up and fixed.”
He added, “The United States is still in the NATO alliance, and we’ll be there.”
TRUMP EFFECT FORCES GERMANY TO REPRIORITIZE DEFENSE AS NATION PLAYS CATCH-UP IN MILITARY SPENDING
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer increased the military presence in Cyprus following an Iranian drone strike early Monday, Feb. 24, 2026.(Kin Cheung / POOL / AFP via Getty Images))
However, U.S. officials have made it clear that patience is wearing thin.
“Ahead of next month’s NATO summit, POTUS has been clear: Allies must fulfil their commitment to spending 5% of GDP on defense,” U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker posted on X this week.
Furthermore, a U.S. official noted that a U.K. funding package far lower than 18 billion pounds ($23 billion) would send a highly “negative” signal to Trump ahead of the Ankara meeting, according to The Times.
Starmer has pledged to lift spending to 3% in the next Parliament but Healey’s exit has exposed that the current strategy leaves the U.K. lagging behind key allies. By comparison, Germany plans to spend 3.7% of its GDP on defense by 2030.
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“Healey knows the threats we face, he knows the capabilities and shortfalls the armed forces have, and if he believes that the financial settlement is not enough to keep the country safe — to the extent that he cannot honorably stay in post — then we are in trouble,” Rowlands added.
“While the impact will mainly be felt on Whitehall, the international implications are severe with a NATO summit just three weeks away,” Arnold noted.
Emma Bussey is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital. Before joining Fox, she worked at The Telegraph with the U.S. overnight team, across desks including foreign, politics, news, sport and culture.
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