Sunak accuses Starmer of not offering 'one single new idea' as Labour leader brands Tory National Service plan a 'teenage Dad's Army'

Sunak accuses Labour of not offering 'single new idea' as Starmer brands National Service plan a 'teenage Dad's Army'

Telford MP Lucy Allan said she had quit the Conservatives

Outgoing Tory MP suspended after publicly backing Reform UK candidate as successor

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The veterans minister said the plans would be "an extremely good thing"

Tory minister defends Sunak's 'brave' National Service plans despite last week criticising idea

Sir Keir Starmer gives first major speech of his campaign

‘Country first, party second’: Sir Keir Starmer puts security front and centre in first major campaign speech

Labour would end tax breaks for private schools 'straight away'

‘Scaremongering’: Labour denies ending ‘tax breaks’ for private schools would pile pressure on state school places

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Both Starmer and Sunak are making security key parts of their campaigns

LIVE: Starmer's delivers first major campaign speech as Labour pledges 100-day security review

Prince George, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte will be forced to undertake National Service under Rishi Sunak's bombshell election pledge, reports claim.

Royal children 'to face National Service under Sunak pledge' as new details emerge

Richard Tice said the world was a safer place under President Trump than President Biden

Richard Tice claims world was 'safer place' under Donald Trump than under Joe Biden

Sir Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats, has slammed the proposal

Ed Davey 'alarmed' by 'pathetic' National Service plan as he slams 'out of touch' Tories

James Cleverly has defended Rishi Sunak's new pledge to attract voters

James Cleverly says National Service is 'compulsory' but those who refuse will not receive 'criminal sanctions'

Tobias Ellwood MP has defended the new policy idea

Tobias Ellwood defends mandatory National Service policy pledge as world 'has 1930s feel' to it

Michael Gove made the announcement on Friday evening

Michael Gove not standing for re-election is 'very significant', says Starmer

Small boat crossings are at record levels

More than 10,000 migrants thought to have arrived in UK so far this year after crossing Channel

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Andy Street could run for a safe MP seat in Birmingham

Former West Midlands Mayor Andy Street could run for safe MP seat in Birmingham

The new plans for a National Service have taken centre stage today as the General Election campaign enters the first weekend

LIVE: Campaign continues as parties and leaders react to plans for National Service for 18-year-olds

Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay has said he will not be able to bear the 'rigours' of life as an MP

‘Bionic MP’ Craig Mackinlay shares emotional statement and says it will be ‘impossible’ for him to contest seat

Jeremy Corbyn has announced he is standing as an independent in the election

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn announces he is standing as an independent at the General Election

Keir Starmer has said he will debate Rishi Sunak

Starmer says he's 'not dodging' General Election debates with Sunak after PM says Labour leader 'lacks courage'