Brits will not go to jail for avoiding National Service, James Cleverly says
Teenagers would not be sent to jail for refusing to comply with the Tories’ proposed “mandatory” national service, James Cleverly has said.
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 policy announcement ahead of the General Election, Rishi Sunak pledged to get 18-year-olds to either join the military for 12 months or do “volunteer” work one weekend a month for a year
Too many young people live in a bubble within their own communities. They don't mix with people of different religions, they don't mix with different viewpoints
Home Secretary James Cleverly
