Keir Starmer is under assault from another direction with John Healey, Minister of Defence resigning, saying the planned low-level investment in defence “could make the country less safe.” While making it clear he still supported Labour, Healey pointed up Starmer’s double speak in explaining the dangers the country face while at the same time refusing to fund the necessary protections.
Healey, 13 February 1960 is a Sun Aquarius sextile Jupiter in Sagittarius; with a stubborn Mercury in Pisces opposition Pluto which clashes with Starmer’s Sun, Pluto, Uranus in Virgo opposition Jupiter. He’s clearly been unhappy for a while with his Solar Arc Neptune conjunct his Saturn and his Solar Arc Pluto conjunct his Pluto last year and the year before.
His relationship chart with KS has a composite Sun catching the tr Uranus opposition at the moment for a sharp separation; with tr Saturn conjunct the composite Mars for bad feeling.
Starmer’s leadership chart, 2 April 2020 10.45 am, continues to be under intolerable pressure with tr Pluto into the 8th in a trapped conjunction to the Mars from mid August onwards; and worse in a destabilising square the Uranus at the moment, repeating on and off into 2027. Plus Solar Arc Pluto Jupiter conjunct the Satun exactly now. Even his elastic must be at the point of snapping.
The Ministry of Defence chart, 12 March 1964, is showing signs of high anxiety and paralysis at the moment with the Solar Arc Mars opposition the Neptune; with two years of upheaval in 2027/28 with tr Uranus square the Uranus Pluto; followed by a seriously worrying SA Pluto conjunct the Neptune by 2030 for major confusion and meltdown.
ADD ON: Dan Jarvis has been made Minister for Defence with some criticism of him as a former military officer for having accepted the under-funded poisoned chalice. He served in Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Iraq, Afghanistan and Northern Ireland before becoming an MP in 2011.
Born 30 November 1972 in Nottingham, he has an idealistic Sun Neptune in Sagittarius sextile Pluto, with his Pluto in a pushily-confident square to Jupiter and his Sun in a hard-working opposition to Saturn – plus an ultra-determined Mars Venus conjunction in Scorpio. Quite a mix and no pushover.
His relationship chart with Starmer is highly stressed with a yod of Jupiter sextile Saturn inconjunct Mars – though there is nothing aspecting the yod anytime soon.
His natal chart will be nerve-stretched from this August with tr Uranus opposition his Neptune through October and again in spring 2027. Tr Uranus then opposes his Sun/Neptune midpoint for much the same and by mid 2027 his Sun so he’s on a rocky ride ahead, which may include another election. This year anyway he has tr Neptune opposition his Pluto late May to end of August and on and off into 2028 which will be unnerving.
Given the imminent by-election in Makerfield, which Andy Burnham appears likely to win, I would be most interested in an updated look at his chart. He seems well-placed to remove Keir Starmer, but would then inherit all of his difficulties and hostages to fortune.
Interesting to read Marjorie’s post from 23 January this year. Andy Burnham is a Capricorn, so as we’ve seen, he hasn’t given up on his ambitions – even though he never won a Labour leadership election in the past, he just keeps on scaling the mountain. As does another Labour Party Capricorn, Ed Miliband.
“A Sun, Venus, Moon in Capricorn with Mars in Pisces, he has an up-and-down Jupiter in Scorpio opposition Saturn in Taurus; and an intense Mercury in Capricorn trine Pluto. Tr Pluto is square his Jupiter at the moment and on and off through this year which hints at an ambitious and confident push – but since it pulls on that tricky opposition to Saturn nothing is certain. It looks a jumpy, uncertain year for him.” – Marjorie, January 2026
Thanks for the Dan Jarvis update Marjorie.
Is it possible to have a quick look at the new Defence Minister, Dan Jarvis too please?
“You have been unable, and the Treasury has been unwilling, to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country at this time of rising threats”. Ouch for both Starmer and Reeves.
🙂 marjorie’ s humour…
I guess as I observed : north node ia promonent in politicians and its hindu demon rahu ,doesnt snap even with just decapcitated head..he still takes revenge till his head is there,before he turna ro ashes.
Rahu is prominent in corrupt politicians/con men if not aspected by benefic jupiter.
Dpublespeak is neptunian maze of confusion, a characteristic of demons and their expertise, habit to escape when caught red handed.
I think that the Vedic astrology Rahu is like western astrology’s Uranus; chaotic, unconventional, breaking rules.
Vedic astrology Ketu (not to be confused with the mountain K2) is like western astrology’s Neptune; dissolving boundaries, dissolving pretty much everything it is conjunct or associated with.
Would you agree with that summary?