Both John Healey and Al Carns resigned from their ministerial positions on Thursday over the government’s defence investment plan Al Carns , who resigned as armed forces minister last night, has not ruled out standing for the Labour leadership. In an interview on LBC this morning, asked if he would consider standing for the leadership if “the ball comes out from the back of the scrum”, Carns replied: I’m good at rugby and football, but we’ll see what happens … I’m always up for playing. People get confused about ambition and service.