Young won’t fight for Britain if country only offers unemployment, says Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch ruled out a return to national service, saying young people would fight for Britain if the country offered them ‘hope’ (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Wire)

Young people will not fight for Britain if all it can offer them is unemployment, Kemi Badenoch has said.

The Conservative leader told the Press Association her party wanted to make young people “believe in their country” as she set out plans to invest in making the UK ready for war.