Tories' National Service pledge 'an expensive gimmick', says Labour's shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says it will be a way to foster national pride and Home Secretary James Cleverly says no-one will be jailed for refusing to take part.
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In the Conservatives' first policy announcement of the general election campaign, Rishi Sunak said he would introduce a new form of mandatory National Service for 18-year-olds if his party wins the vote in July.