3h 11min, may 26, 2024 y - Mandatory Conscription Plan Announced

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National service would engage young people in society again when "too many live in their own bubble", Home Secretary James Cleverly has told the BBC.

The Conservatives have pledged that, if they win the general election, 18-year-olds will have to take part in a scheme involving military or non-military service.

Mr Cleverly said it would "address the fragmentation in society" - but added that sending people to jail for not taking part was not being proposed.

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