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London, June 12 (IANS) UK Armed Forces Minister Al Carns has resigned from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's government, citing deep concerns over defence funding and military preparedness, in a move that further exposes divisions within the administration over national security spending. Carns' departure follows the resignation of former Defence Secretary John Healey, who had also clashed with the Prime Minister over the government's defence budget. Healey had argued that the level of military spending proposed by Starmer's government "falls well short" of what is needed to protect the country. Announcing his resignation on X, Carns said the government was…