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General election 2024 live: Cleverly quizzed on Conservative Party's national service plan - BBC News General election 2024 live: Cleverly quizzed on Conservative Party's national service plan - BBC News
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During today's episode of Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves vowed there "will not be a return to austerity" should Labour come to power after the general election. There's a lot to delve into from this morning's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg - the first episode since the 4 July general election was called.
You can watch that moment back here: Let's look back over the key moments:
Home Secretary James Cleverly said the Conservatives' plan to reintroduce national service would address social fragmentation and get young people "out of their bubble"
He denied that funding would be cut to pay for the plan
The next guest was shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves, who said that the government's national service plan was a "desperate gimmick" with no viable funding
On the economy, Reeves said Labour would not increase income tax if it wins the election
She later vowed there "will not be a return to austerity" as she refused to rule out some public spending cuts
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