UK voters against national service and split on pledges not to raise tax, poll shows

UK voters against national service and split on pledges not to raise tax, poll shows

Lib Dem policy on sewage was the most popular and Labour plan to lower voting age the least liked in YouGov survey

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Voters are split on the Labour and Conservative pledges not to raise the three main taxes, and oppose the Tory plan for bringing back national service, new YouGov polling on general election policies shows.

In a survey on the main pledges so far, pollsters found that the flagship Conservative idea of a year of military service or a day a month of volunteering for 18-year-olds was rejected by 52% of people and supported by 39%.

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