Deputy leader previously voted against renewing Trident but backs ‘triple lock’ commitment to programme in near term
Angela Rayner has said she has not changed her mind about nuclear weapons even though she supports Labour’s policy to keep and renew them.
The deputy Labour leader voted against the renewal of Trident in 2016 but said on Monday that she supported Labour’s so-called “triple lock” – a commitment to maintain the UK’s nuclear deterrent round the clock, build four new nuclear submarines, and carry out future upgrades.
Continue reading…Deputy leader previously voted against renewing Trident but backs ‘triple lock’ commitment to programme in near termAngela Rayner has said she has not changed her mind about nuclear weapons even though she supports Labour’s policy to keep and renew them.The deputy Labour leader voted against the renewal of Trident in 2016 but said on Monday that she supported Labour’s so-called “triple lock” – a commitment to maintain the UK’s nuclear deterrent round the clock, build four new nuclear submarines, and carry out future upgrades. Continue reading…