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Sunak suggests it'd be 'politicising armed forces' to respond to criticism of national service policy.
Asked about comments from Lord West of Spithead, a former chief of the naval staff and Labour peer, who is reported to have called the policy "bonkers", Mr Sunak said: "Well it wouldn't be appropriate to start politicising the armed forces during an election campaign."
The Prime Minister insisted the military route was optional, despite the proposed national service scheme being compulsory.
When asked about what sanctions people could face for not taking part, Mr Sunak pointed to "access to finance" among other examples.
Asked if this meant taking away people's bank cards, he laughed, and said: "There's lot of different models around Europe."
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