Jeremy Corbyn’s straight talking on Trident should be applauded | Simon Jenkins

Trident is useless, and Corbyn’s shadow cabinet should be ashamed. Their stance has more to do with global posturing than our national security

Labour’s shadow cabinet reaction to Jeremy Corbyn on Trident is astonishing. An end to Britain’s nuclear arsenal has been an article of faith to most Labour supporters for a generation. It has also been common currency of most defence analysts for almost as long.

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