Foyle MP said 'people in Derry and West Belfast have a very different experience of the British Army'
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has ridiculed the idea of mandatory national service in the British Army for 18-year-olds in Northern Ireland.
Mr Eastwood described the policy proposal as "nonsense" as the Foyle MP said "people in Derry, West Belfast and across the North have a very different experience of the British Army". “Public services are on their knees and public sector workers in our health service and schools are still out on strike fighting for a fair pay deal. How can the British Government afford at least £2.5bn for this nonsense but not stump up the cash for junior doctors or classroom assistants or school bus drivers? It’s absolutely perverse and it’s all about winning back voters in England who have abandoned the Conservatives.
Writing on social media, Mr Eastwood added: "People in Derry, West Belfast and across the North have a very different experience of the British Army than people in Leicester - the idea that you can force kids here to sign up for a year is total nonsense."
Armed Forces Conservative Party SDLP West Belfast
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