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One of the Vanguard Class Ship nuclear submarines in dry dock at HM Naval Base Clyde, the home of the UK Submarine Service at Faslane in Argyll and Bute
A LABOUR government would work to remove nuclear weapons from Scotland, the party’s leader north of the border has said.
Richard Leonard would like to see Britain’s Trident weapons system withdrawn from its base on the River Clyde.
The Scottish Labour leader, who is a member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), claims a Labour prime minister would seek to boost international talks on getting rid of nuclear weapons.
Campaigns against nuclear weapons on the Clyde, financial backing for arms firms and rising militarism are converging with solidarity for Palestine, as Scotland’s peace movement builds momentum ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election, says ARTHUR WEST
SOLOMON HUGHES explains how the PM is channelling the spirit of Reagan and Thatcher with a ‘two-tier’ nuclear deterrent, whose Greenham Common predecessor was eventually fought off by a bunch of ‘punks and crazies’