工党和保守党在竞选期间就针对 18 岁青少年的国家服务计划展开辩论。 Labour and Tories debate national service plan for 18-year-olds during election campaign.

工党和保守党在竞选期间互相指责对方擅离职守，而首相苏纳克提出的对 18 岁年轻人实行“强制性”国民服役的提议则遭到反对派的批评，被指为“噱头”。 Labour and Tories trade AWOL accusations during election campaign, while PM Sunak's proposed "mandatory" national service for 18-year-olds faces opposition criticism as a "gimmick". 保守党的詹姆斯·克莱弗利澄清说，拒绝遵守规定的 18 岁年轻人不会面临牢狱之灾，该计划旨在解决“社会分裂”问题。 Tories' James Cleverly clarified that 18-year-olds refusing to comply will not face prison, and plans aim to tackle "social fragmentation". 由于竞选活动，首相没有出席南安普顿足球俱乐部的冠军联赛附加赛决赛。 The PM did not attend Southampton FC's Championship play-off final due to campaigning.