During WW2, these professions included baking, farming, medicine, coal mining and engineering, reports the Express. While it’s likely the list of professions exempt would be adapted to the modern ...

The last time full conscription was introduced in the UK was during WW2, but even then certain exemptions applied.

Fears of a major conflict across Europe as a result of Russian aggression have prompted discussions around conscription in ...

Keir Starmer has been urged to consider reintroducing conscription by former British Army commanders as the Ukraine crisis deepends - here's what you need to know.

Conscription in WW2 initially only applied to men aged between 20 and 21. However, it was quickly expanded to include all men between the ages of 18 and 41. The British government introduced the ...

In December, Veterans' Minister Alistair Carns said Britain's army would be "expended" within six to 12 months of a major conflict. But it remains unclear what form conscription would take ...

Given the possibility of ongoing Russian aggression sparking a major conflict across Europe, the thought of reintroducing conscription in the UK is on some peoples' minds.

Britain introduced conscription in the months leading up to World War II. It saw single men aged 20 to 22 requiring six months of military training, with 240,000 called up. When war was officially ...

Sir Richard Shirreff, who previously served as NATO's Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, advises that Britain must adopt conscription without delay or risk being impotent in stopping Putin.