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Tories' National Service pledge 'an expensive gimmick', says Labour's shadow chancellor
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3:27Now PlayingIn the Conservatives' first policy announcement of the general election campaign, Rishi Sunak said on Saturday he would introduce a new form of mandatory National Service for 18-year-olds if his party wins the vote in July.
The Prime Minister says it will be a way to foster national pride but the Home Secretary said no-one will be jailed for refusing to take part.
Labour's shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves says the scheme is "an expensive gimmick".
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