Young people will not fight for Britain if all it can offer them is unemployment, Kemi Badenoch has said.The Conservative leader told the Press Association her party wanted to make young people "believe in their country" as she set out plans to invest in making the UK ready for war.Her comments come after the head of the UK's armed forces, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, warned "sons and daughters" would have to be ready to fight "if necessary" to deter Russian aggression.

Young people will not fight for Britain if all it can offer them is unemployment, Kemi Badenoch has said.The Conservative leader told the Press Association her party wanted to make young people "believe in their country" as she set out plans to invest in making the UK ready for war.Her comments come after the head of the UK's armed forces, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, warned "sons and daughters" would have to be ready to fight "if necessary" to deter Russian aggression.