JEREMY CORBYN’S battle to end Labour’s support for Trident was boosted yesterday as shadow foreign office minister Catherine West threw her weight behind his campaign.

The Labour leader defied critics of his anti-nuclear stance to accept a position as CND vice-president on Saturday, declaring himself “very honoured” at the group’s conference.

And, amid the crucial debate over Trident within Labour, Ms West rallied behind Mr Corbyn in the first speech by a shadow minister at CND conference in years.