Al Carns
United Kingdom
Labour
member of the 59th Parliament of the United Kingdom
government
Colonel Alistair Scott Carns is a British Labour Party politician. He has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Selly Oak since 2024, and was a junior government minister between 2024 and 2026. He is a reserve Royal Marines officer and a former regular officer.
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Sep 20, 2026
Far Right
The ex-Special Forces commando MP leapt from a vintage WW2 plane over Arnhem in a tribute to airborne assault heroes.
Reform UK respects Carns for his military service and sees him as a rare Labour figure with genuine forces credentials, though his party still fails on defence spending.
Jun 12, 2026
Far Right
Armed Forces minister Al Carns resigned alongside Healey, adding to the sense of a coordinated ministerial revolt over Starmer's defence spending cuts.
His resignation amplifies the narrative that Labour's internal rot on defence is not an isolated incident but a systemic failure, strengthening Reform's argument that the entire government lacks seriousness on national security.
Jun 12, 2026
Lean Left
Al Carns resigned as defence minister, becoming the second defence resignation in 24 hours following John Healey, over disagreements with Starmer's defence funding approach.
Labour supporters will see Carns's departure as a serious signal that the Prime Minister's defence spending plan lacks buy-in even within his own ministerial team, raising questions about internal party management.