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Rishi Sunak was right: Britain needs to bring back national service

The UK faces a defence funding gap with only 2.3% of GDP spent on NATO this year amid calls to revive national service for civil and military readiness.

Summary by The Independent
If the UK is as concerned about the threat of Russia as France and Germany are, it needs to get serious about spending – there wasn’t an extra pound for defence in the Budget, for pity’s sake, says Mary Dejevsky
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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, December 4, 2025.
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