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THE Tories have failed to make the case for the renewal of Trident, shadow defence secretary Emily Thornberry said yesterday before a once-in-a-generation vote on Britain’s nuclear weapons.
The government is fully signed-up to the replacement of four nuclear submarines despite the costs soaring to a staggering £205 billion.
David Cameron is expected to put the decision to Parliament this summer in a bid to reunite his party after the fractious EU referendum campaign.
Government's plan means ‘extra cash for war and overseas interventions, but less for schools and hospitals,’ Unison general secretary Andrea Egan warns
Expanding Britain’s nuclear capability increases the risk of nuclear confrontation. It does not keep us safe – it makes us a target, argues CAROL TURNER
