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.
Since 1985 armed force numbers have gone from 334k to 141k a drop of 193k. Under labour the reduction was 40K so tories are responsible for about 80% of that reduction.
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