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Rod Liddle: UK Correspondent on the status of the general election, mandatory military service policy

Published: May 27, 2024, 11:16 p.m.

Things are heating up as the UK moves closer to its general election.\xa0

The election is generally a two-horse race between the two major parties, the Conservatives and Labour, but UK Correspondent Rod Liddle says nobody really seems to want either horse.\xa0

He said that there\u2019s no great enthusiasm for Labour, with a poll saying that only 15% of the public are firmly in their camp, and there\u2019s certainly no appetite for the Tories anymore.\xa0

Current PM Rishi Sunak has announced the reintroduction of mandatory military service should the Conservatives make it back into power.\xa0

He said that he believes twelve months of service would help foster the \u201cnational spirit\u201d that emerged during the pandemic.\xa0

Liddle said that it seems to be a bizarre, out of the blue policy which a good many members of his own party have cheerfully derided.\xa0

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