Starmer and Sunak on campaign trail as Labour says Tory national service pledge ‘unravelling by the minute’ – UK politics live

Labour issues briefing note highlight 22 ‘unanswered questions’ including where recruits would live as ex-military chief describes it as ‘bonkers’

Good morning. We had the first big policy surprise of the election campaign at the weekend, and the Conservative plan to bring back a form of compulsory national service has had a mixed reception, to put it politely. As Eleni Courea and Aletha Adu report, a former head of the navy has described it as bonkers.

The propoal gets an enthusiastic write-up on the front page of the Tory loyalist Daily Express.