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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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