National Service a 'headline-grabbing gimmick', says shadow work and pensions secretary

Shadow work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall has criticised the Tory's National Service policy pitch, branding it a "headline-grabbing gimmick" that doesn't deal with the problems facing young people, including fulfilling employment and housing.

Young people need the opportunity to have a shot at success, skills, and the housing ladder, not to be asked to "solve the problems in the NHS, the police and the armed services that the Tories themselves have created", she said.

It comes after Rishi Sunak said he would introduce a new form of mandatory National Service for 18-year-olds if his party wins the vote in July.

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