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Jeremy Corbyn was joined by 46 other Labour MPs in opposing the renewal of four submarines for the Trident nuclear weapons system last night, as the Commons voted 427 to 117 in favour of the proposal. Labour MPs were granted a "free vote"…
Tom Watson has admitted Labour's splits over Trident mean the party has been left in "not a great position" but told his parliamentary colleagues that to abstain on the vote would be to duck responsibility. Labour's deputy leader attacked…
This is the full text of the Trident motion, tabled in the name of Theresa May, being debated by MPs today. "That this House supports the Government’s assessment in the 2015 National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security…
Labour divisions will be on show again today as MPs take up three contrasting positions on a Commons vote to renew the Trident system. Jeremy Corbyn will be voting against renewal, Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry and Shadow…
Members of Parliament are finally getting to vote on Trident renewal today, nine years after a second vote was promised by the then Labour government. This is the day that Labour, for all its current troubles, can fulfil its manifesto…
Owen Smith has said he regrets abstaining on the controversial Tory Welfare Bill at second reading last summer, saying Labour should have changed its position on the issue. The Labour leadership contender mounted a defence of his voting…
Shadow Defence Secretary Clive Lewis has said that Labour MPs will have a free vote on renewal of Trident following months of speculation about the party's stance on the issue. David Cameron confirmed over the weekend that there would be a…
Jeremy Corbyn is facing another showdown with Labour MPs in the run-up to a parliamentary vote on Trident, which is expected on July 18. The Commons debate is likely to bring further divisions in the parliamentary Labour Party with up to…
Tony Blair has said he should have challenged intelligence reports Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction in the run-up to the Iraq war. The former Prime Minister said it would have been “far better” to critique the…
In 2003, Robin Cook resigned from Tony Blair's shadow cabinet over his Government's failure to secure international support for the Iraq War. The blow is his resignation speech to the House of Commons. This is the first time for 20 years…
The initial findings of a Labour backbencher's independent review into Trident have been published with the verdict that the party's alternatives to the nuclear missile system are "exaggerated", rely on "inaccuracies" and would cost…
Emily Thornberry, Labour’s shadow defence secretary, speaking at the UK Project on Nuclear Issues annual conference at the Royal United Services Institute last week, clearly stated that she was not convinced why the UK needs to maintain its…
