National service

The reintroduction of compulsory service would cost an estimated £2.5bn each year.

The prime minister unveils a plan that would see 18-year-olds given the choice of a full-time military placement for 12 months or a scheme to volunteer for ...

Mandatory work for 18-year-olds would provide “opportunities” and “experience”, prime minister says.

The Tories have announced that, if re-elected, they will introduce national service. Elisabeth Braw says it's a good idea.

The Prime Minister said Britain has 'generations of young people who have not had the opportunities they deserve' as he announced the plans.

Eighteen-year-olds will be expected to serve in the Armed Forces or carry out community service.

The Prime Minister said Britain has 'generations of young people who have not had the opportunities they deserve' as he announced the plans.

Under the proposed plan, which would come into effect if Mr Sunak's Conservative Party wins July's UK general election, 18-year-olds would either join the ...

The Tories are proposing to introduce a 'bold new model' of mandatory national service for all 18-year-olds living in the UK.

Under the proposal 18-year-olds would be given a choice between a full-time placement in the armed forces or volunteering in their community.

Teenagers would have the option of military service or volunteering for a year under the Conservatives' first policy pledge of the election campaign.

The Home Secretary said there would be no criminal sanctions for young people if they defied the plans under a Conservative government. In the first major ...

The idea of bringing back national service has been kicking around British politics for about five times longer than the policy itself lasted.

Ruling Conservative Party says it will bring back national service if it wins the July 4 general election.

18-year-olds would be given a choice between a full-time placement in the armed forces for 12 months or spending one weekend a month for a year volunteering ...

Home secretary says teenagers will not face criminal sanction if they refuse to join military or do volunteer work.

In an apparent pitch to older voters, Mr Sunak said that volunteering could include helping local fire, police and NHS services, as well as charities tackling ...

The Conservatives have set out a pledge for all 18-year-olds to take part in a mandatory scheme for military or non-military service if they win the general ...

Proposal to train 30000 teenagers a year could strain armed forces, defence personnel warn.

Home Secretary James Cleverly told Sky News other countries already have National Service laws in place and insisted they provided good examples for the UK.

As the general election campaign heats up and the government announces its plan to reintroduce National Service, it is vital that we ensure people younger ...

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 government has confirmed no one will be forced to do military training under the £2.5bn scheme.

A retired Major General Tim Cross said there are practical challenges to Rishi Sunak's plans to introduce mandatory national service.

Andrew Murrison signed off a written answer to fellow Tory MP Mark Pritchard which was published less than 24 hours after the prime minister had dramatically ...

It makes no difference like the Rwanda plan, just a last gasp election ploy. The Tories will be out of office from 4-Jul. Like ...

He added that Rishi Sunak should have committed more funds to the defence budget before the election. Richard Dannatt, a former chief of the general staff, said ...

British pacifists have said they will refuse to join/support the military under the Tories' general election National Service plans.

The government has confirmed no one will be forced to do military training under the £2.5bn scheme.

Rishi Sunak has said 18-year-olds would be forced to carry out a form of national service if the Conservatives win the general election in July.

Bosses should give priority to job applicants who have served in the military, says prime minister.

What is mandatory National Service and how would it work as Rishi Sunak announces scheme · What exactly are the Tories proposing and could teenagers be arrested ...

Programmes in Sweden and Norway suggest there could be many benefits to the Tories' proposed scheme.

Rishi Sunak has said 18-year-olds would be forced to carry out a form of national service if the Conservatives win the general election in July.

Young people who take up a full-time armed forces placement under a national service scheme could get better work or study opportunities as a result, ...

Steve Baker says advisers came up with policy to bring back mandatory national service without agreeing it with ministers.

The Conservatives have proposed national service for all 18-year-olds, with teenagers required to either volunteer in their local community or take a ...

Recently retired Royal Navy Commodore Steve Prest was Deputy Director of People Change in Navy Command HQ before he left the service.

Should they win the general election, the government have announced a plan to introduce a form of compulsory service for 18 year olds.

RISHI Sunak has said 18-year-olds would be forced to carry out a form of national service if the Conservatives win the general election in July.

Prime minister says plans would give young people 'shared sense of purpose'

The Conservatives have given more details of their plan for 30000 young people to work with the military.

All 18-year-olds in Britain will have to perform a year of mandatory military or civilian national service if the governing Conservative Party wins the July ...