British PM defends national service plan in election campaign | The World

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has defended his pledge to introduce mandatory national service if his Conservative Party wins the July 4 election. Matthew Flinders, Professor of Politics and Founding Director of the Sir Bernard Crick Centre at the University of Sheffield, tells The World Mr. Sunak's plan has been a "big gift" for the opposition.

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