'We're flattering ourselves to call ourselves even tier two.' Louise Jones, head of intelligence at McKenzie Intelligence Services, answers whether the UK is still a tier one military force. 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
Speaking in the Commons earlier, his defence minister James Heappey said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt understand the army is"in urgent need of recapitalisation" and"there is a budget coming".
Asked about the US general's private comments on Monday, the prime minister's official spokesman said"yes" to Mr Sunak believing that the British Army is a top-level fighting force.
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