“The UK government is providing £10 billion in additional economic and military support to Ukraine, consisting of loans, export finance guarantees, and £500 million in urgent military funding.” — John Healey. Our verdict: True.

What we found

The numbers

The evidence

• Supports the claim

  The government's own announcement confirms a £10 billion support package for Ukraine, including £500 million for winter military support. [1]

• Supports the claim

  A second government announcement says the package includes economic support through World Bank guarantees and grants, plus a £3 billion increase in UK Export Finance capacity. [2]

• Background

  A readout of the Prime Minister and Chancellor's call with the President of Ukraine sets out the same package: £500 million in urgent military aid, £7 billion in economic support over three years, and £3 billion of UK Export Finance capacity. [3]

• Background

  A China Daily report says John Healey told the House of Commons the £10 billion package consists of loans, export finance guarantees and £500 million in urgent military funding. [4]

• Background

  A NewsCord report describes the same breakdown: £7 billion in economic support, £3 billion in export finance capacity and £500 million in urgent military funding for winter air defences. [5]

• Background

  A government factsheet from 13 October 2026 gives a total UK commitment to Ukraine of £25 billion. This is a different, cumulative figure and does not conflict with the £10 billion of extra support announced on 28 October. [6]

What we could not confirm

• The exact terms of the loans, the timetable for paying out the £7 billion in economic support, and how the £3 billion of export finance capacity will be used have not been independently checked.
• We did not examine the full Hansard transcript or the complete Treasury budget document, so our picture rests on government announcements and news reports.

How we checked

We looked at official UK government announcements and a call readout from 28 October 2026, along with news reports from the same period, and compared the figures and the breakdown of the package across all of them. We reviewed 7 relevant sources.