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In the UK, local Councils are signing up to the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

 Having campaigned for decades for the global abolition of nuclear weapons,
CND supporters had reason to celebrate in 2021 when the Treaty on the
Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) entered into force. This United
Nations treaty was supported by most of the world’s states and makes
nuclear weapons illegal in the countries that sign it.

86 countries have
already signed up to the Treaty, but shamefully the British government will
not even engage with this historical agreement. There was a particularly
memorable moment when the UK representative at the UN stood alongside
former US President Trump’s Ambassador outside the building denouncing
the talks (which eventually led to the agreement), while the more mature
countries got on with the business of negotiating inside.

CND groups are
already taking matters into their own hands in regards to the TPNW by
getting local councils to support the Treaty and building support from the
ground up. And now we’re asking our supporters to help us with a campaign
to get the UK government to engage with the global majority who support the
Treaty. Labour Outlook 10th Feb 2022 https://labouroutlook.org/2022/02/10/talks-not-bombs-campaign-for-nuclear-disarmament-cnd/

February 12, 2022 - Posted by | politics international, UK

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