Andy Burnham is going to set up an Emergency Register to recruit civilians deemed fit by the government to sign up and fight in a war.
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- Full FactThere’s no evidence for this claim. The Ministry of Defence says the government has no such policy and we’ve not seen any credible reports that such a register is planned by the government.
2026-10-09
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