In a wide-ranging interview, the outgoing MP for Wells in Somerset repeated a call for an immediate increase in defence spending to close gaps in capability - such as being able to defend UK airspace from missiles - and eventually to regrow the size of the military.
The UK should consider sending troops to Ukraine to give training and other support to Ukrainian forces in their war with Russia - though away from the frontline, former armed forces minister James Heappey has said. Mr Heappey also told Sky News that Britain needs to be better prepared for war at a time of growing threats, including by reinvigorating a large 'strategic reserve' force of thousands of veterans who could be required to serve again in a national crisis.
'But I do think it is worth exploring what in the sort of deeper - in the depth of Ukraine - the donor community could do.' As for whether this meant things like deploying British troops on a training mission inside Ukraine, Mr Heappey said: 'Well, I think it's worth considering.
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