National Service: Rishi Sunak will bring back National Service if Tories win general election

The battle for headlines has begun.

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00:00 "Some people will be doing compulsory national service,"

00:03 says Rishi Sunak, "if he's re-elected in the next election."

00:08 Yes, the battle for the headlines

00:10 when it comes to the general election has begun.

00:14 This latest policy that Rishi Sunak has proposed

00:18 is claimed to be able to attract older voters

00:21 because he's dismissing the younger voters.

00:26 It's bold and eye-catching, say the Sunday Express,

00:30 whereas Labour and their supporters

00:32 have described it as desperate and reckless.

00:36 Currently in the military, there's 73,000 signed up,

00:41 whereas before it was around 100,000.