Admitting to budget concerns, defence minister James Heappey said Mr Sunak and chancellor both understand that the army was in “urgent need” of greater spending.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ben-wallace-british-army-size-2022-us-general-b2272449.html

British Minister for Armed Forces and Veterans James Heappey walks outside Number 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, October 25, 2022.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1745286/britain-ready-to-fill-warsaws-air-defense-gaps-after-mig-29-delivery-to-ukraine-newspaper

The UK's armed forces minister James Heappey has already warned Britain and its Western allies could deploy troops to Ukraine if Russia uses chemical weapons.

Source: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/10488901/putin-chemical-weapons-arms-supplies-ukraine/