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At a glance

• WWII veteran Alec Penstone, 100, said the war ‘wasn’t worth it’, due to the state of the UK today

• He told Good Morning Britain the sacrifice for those is not reflected in ‘the country of today’

• This comes as a new poll shows rising national division in the UK over social issues

A Second World War veteran has said that fighting “wasn’t worth it” due to the state of the country 80 years on.

Alec Penstone, 100, who fought in World War II, has attended several remembrance events and appeared on ITV’s Good Morning Britain on Friday.

When asked what his mess

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