Sunak says he will bring back National Service if Tories win election
Saturday, 25 May 2024 Rishi Sunak has said he will introduce a new form of mandatory National Service for young people if the Conservatives win the general election.
Sir Keir Starmer dismisses Rishi Sunak's mandatory national service pledge saying the Tories are "desperate" and accusing them on "rummaging around in the toy box" looking for new ideas. Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at...
Sir Keir Starmer mistakenly calls Rishi Sunak the prime minister during an exchange in the House of Commons. The current prime minister’s slip of the tongue comes after the Conservative leader responded to the prime minister’s statement regarding last week’s NATO and EPC meetings. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Former cabinet minister Mel Stride admits he is considering a Conservative Party leadership bid, saying “I haven’t decided yet, a number of colleagues have approached me”. The shadow work and pensions secretary is viewed as a safe pair of hands within the party and was frequently sent out to tour broadcast studios to defend Rishi Sunak's leadership during the party’s unsuccessful general election campaign. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Conservative leader Rishi Sunak says he is wondering if he can be considered an "elder statesman" at the age of 44, as he responds to the King's Speech. The former prime minister, offering advice to MPs tipped with a bright future, jokes in the Commons: "On the Government benches life comes at you fast”. Mr Sunak goes on: "And before you know it you have a bright future behind you and you're left wondering whether you can credibly be an elder statesman at the age of 44." Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Former prime minister Rishi Sunak pays tribute to King Charles, calling him “a true model of public service”, as he begins his response to the King’s Speech in the House of Commons. The Conservative Party leader also pays tribute to former Labour MP Tony Lloyd, who died this year. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Black Rod Sarah Clarke requests MPs to attend the House of Lords to hear the King's Speech. Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle leads MPs to the Lords. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer walks alongside and chats with Conservative leader Rishi Sunak.
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Dame Priti Patel has promised to revive the Conservative Party as she launched her leadership campaign. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer has provoked outrage from senior Tories and political grandees for removing a portrait of Margaret Thatcher from inside 10 Downing Street. Sky News
Sir Keir Starmer claimed his government "have done more in seven weeks than the Conservatives have done in seven years" as he criticised the former government for "leaving a black hole in public finances." Speaking from the rose garden in Downing Street, the prime minister said: "We will do the hard work to root out 14 years of rot, reverse a decade of decline and fix the foundations."
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An effort on the level of the fight against slavery is required to stop illegal migration, according to Tory leadership candidate Tom Tugendhat. Sky News
Former Conservative cabinet minister Laura Trott welcomes the latest economic figures that show GDP was at 0.6% from April to June but claims Rachel Reeves will be “fuming”. The shadow chief secretary to the treasury insists “this is yet more data to undermine (the chancellor’s) narrative that her economic inheritance is bad”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Prime minister Rishi Sunak says the mandatory national service is "an example of the bold action that I'm prepared to take to deliver a secure future" for the country. Commenting on Sir Keir Starmer,..
Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Minister of State for Indo-Pacific, defends Rishi Sunak's idea to bring back mandatory national service for young people saying "the world is a very unsafe place and getting worse..
Labour's Bridget Phillipson brands Rishi Sunak's idea to bring back mandatory national service a "ridiculous gimmick" adding that the Tories "can't set out how they would pay for it". The shadow..