Labour Committed to Nuclear Deterrent, Says Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged that Labour will continue to back the UK’s nuclear deterrent, Trident, if the party wins the next election. Writing in the Daily Mail on Thursday, Sir Keir said that in the face of “rising global threats,” Labour’s commitment to Trident is “total.” “My commitment to Nato and the UK’s nuclear deterrent – maintained on behalf of Nato allies – is unshakeable. Absolute. Total,” he wrote, affirming that the “changed” Labour Party he leads “knows that our national security always comes first.” Sir Keir’s commitment indicates a shift for Labour from the Jeremy Corbyn era. Mr. Corbyn, who now sits as an independent MP, has been a member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament since he was 15 and is the group’s vice president....