Corbyn: I’ll keep nuke deterrent
LABOUR is “committed” to renewing Trident nuclear weapons Jeremy Corbyn maintained, after a spat between two of his shadow ministers.
Corbyn’s spoke out after shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry suggested that Labour might change its policy on the weapons after holding a review if it wins the General Election. Shadow defence secretary Nia Griffith disputed this, saying Labour was “fully committed” to the weapons system at Faslane.
Labour’s manifesto – launched last week – included support for renewing Trident, even though Corbyn is a long-standing opponent of nuclear weapons. The Labour leader, campaigning in Birmingham yesterday, said the party’s manifesto commitment was unchanged.
Speaking after a rally he said: “The manifesto makes it very clear that the Labour Party has come to a decision and is committed to Trident. We’re also going to look at the real security needs of this country on other areas such as cyber security, which I think the attack on our NHS last week proved there needs to be some serious reexamination of our defences against those kind of attacks.”