TUC narrowly votes to back higher military spending and drop defence diversification policy
Eurofighter Typhoon's after returning to base at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire
THE TUC voted narrowly today to drop its support for defence diversification and back increased military spending after a heated debate.
Composite 2 on defending manufacturing jobs was adopted by 2,556,000 votes to 2,469,000 after a card vote.
Moving, GMB’s Nigel Warn said that job losses in manufacturing would be devastating for working-class communities “from Glasgow to Barrow-in-Furness to Derby.”
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