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Britain's Conservative Party will introduce mandatory national service for 18-year-olds if it wins the national election on July 4, comprising military or community participation, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday.
Young adults will be able to choose between spending one weekend a month volunteering over a year, or taking up one of 30,000 spaces to spend a year in the armed forces, Sunak said.
The announcement followed Labour Party leader Keir Starmer's comments on Saturday that he was in favour of allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to vote.
“ Britain today faces a future that is more dangerous and more divided. There's no doubt that our democratic values are under threat. That is why we will introduce a bold new model of national service…
Rishi Sunak,
UK’s Conservative Party Pitches For Mandatory National Service At 18
“ We have so much to be proud of in Britain but one of the problems in our society is that we have generations of young people who don’t have the opportunities they deserve,
Rishi Sunak,
U.K. PM Rishi Sunak plans mandatory National Service for 18-year-olds…