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Scotland’s Labour MPs join Jeremy Corbyn in supporting nuclear disarmament

Neil Findlay convinced unilateral nuclear disarmament campaign will win Trident debate, Courier UK, 
By PRESS ASSOCIATION, 8 October 2015 Jeremy Corbyn’s closest ally in Scotland has said he is “absolutely convinced” those in favour of unilateral UK nuclear disarmament will win the argument.

Labour MSP Neil Findlay clashed with party colleague Jackie Baillie at Holyrood today over the best tactics to rid the world of nuclear weapons.

Two other Labour MSPs, Malcolm Chisholm and Elaine Smith, signed an SNP motion opposing the renewal of Trident – in a foretaste of the wider debate expected at the Scottish Labour Party conference later this month.

Mr Findlay, Mr Corbyn and Shadow Scottish Secretary Ian Murray favour unilateral UK disarmament in the hope it will convince other countries to follow suit, but they are at odds with Labour’s multilateralist support for Trident renewal.

UK Labour reaffirmed its support for Trident at its conference last month but Mr Corbyn caused confusion by admitting he would never launch a nuclear attack.

Scottish Infrastructure Secretary Keith Brown, a former marine, said it is “deeply immoral” for Labour to advocate spending £100 billion on weapons it would not use……. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/politics/neil-findlay-convinced-unilateral-nuclear-disarmament-campaign-will-win-trident-debate-1.904087

October 9, 2015 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, UK