BRITAIN’S PRIME MINISTER Rishi Sunak has proposed introducing national service for young people in Northern Ireland.
He says it would involve 18-year-olds either completing a year in the military or spending one weekend a month volunteering for a year.
Sunak, who is on the campaign trail for re-election, believes his suggestion would give young people a “shared sense of purpose” – but it has been met with backlash by northerners.
We’re asking you in the Republic, should mandatory national service be introduced in the south?
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