UK’s Labour backs down on vote on scrapping nuclear weapons

Corbyn had faced criticism for appointing McDonnell, a critic of Bank of England independence, as his economic spokesman.

Addressing the Labour women’s conference, Mr Corbyn praised Ms Harman’s record in campaigning for equality and defended his appointments, pointing out that his shadow cabinet had 16 women and 15 men.

“So to make the centerpiece of your first conference a turn towards unilateralism is a resounding signal to the public that you don’t want to be a party of government“, he said.

Mr Corbyn used an appearance on BBC One’s Andrew Marr Show to hint at the possibility of an income tax cut for low earners while calling for firms to pay what they owe.

“I understand colleagues’ views, I hope to persuade them that a nuclear free world is a good thing”, he told Marr on Sunday morning. Labour now supports multilateral disarmament, giving up Britain’s weapons in concert with other countries. They don’t see any situation in which Trident would become an option you would think about using.

“Labour have an opportunity to join a progressive alliance against the immoral, obscene and completely redundant weapons of mass destruction that Westminster continues to dump on the Clyde”.

The guy is at least genuine – there’s no mistaking the fact that he really believes what he says, and there’s no doubt what you’d get if Corbyn did make it to Number 10.

Corbyn is opposed to Trident and the party is due to debate the its stance on the issue at its conference in Brighton this week.

A senior Unite source told Sky News after the meeting with Mr Corbyn: “We’ll have to see what emerges from the priorities ballot and compositing”.

Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership has been thrown into fresh confusion after the party was forced to clarify that he will sing the national anthem at ceremonial events. To ensure that we have the power in Scotland to create the welfare system we want, with no threat of interference from (Work and Pensions Secretary) Iain Duncan Smith.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is facing a party split over renewing the Trident nuclear deterrent.

“I am, as everybody knows, on the record as opposing Trident and its replacement”.

His deputy chief of staff, Anneliese Midgley, had lobbied members of the conference arrangements committee (CAC) to include the motion under the headline “Britain’s Defence Capability” on their priorities ballot for contemporary motions that are debated at conference. In a few month’s time the Government will put the question of Trident replacement to Parliament.

SEE ALSO – Scottish Labour set to debate scrapping Trident. The cost to British taxpayers will be well in excess of £100 billion.

On the possibility that Cameron will call a vote on bombing fanatics in Syria, he said: “We are both aware this is an issue we are going to have to address”.

Labour ditched its no-nukes policy under Neil Kinnock in 1989.