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has said 18-year-olds would not be sent to jail if they refused to take part in the Conservative’s national service plan.Under the policy, every 18-year-old would have to either join the military or spend one weekend a month carrying out a community service.In an interview with Sky News’ Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips programme, Cleverly defended the policy.
“We want to build a society where people mix with people outside their own communities, mix with people from different backgrounds, different religions, different income levels,” he said.Asked what the punishment would be for people who refused, the home secretary added: “There’s going to be no criminal sanctions, nobody’s going to jail over this.”A Labour Party spokesperson said: “This is another desperate £2.
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