Sentences with phrase «favour of nuclear weapons»

«That the Parliament looks critically at the results of a new poll on support for nuclear weapons in Scotland commissioned by Lord Ashcroft; believes that the result stating that 51 % of Scots want the Trident nuclear deterrent to be replaced is misguidedly being used to suggest that a majority of Scots support keeping nuclear weapons in Scotland; understands that the results of this poll were intended to challenge the findings of a recent poll commissioned by the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament that showed a decisive 75 % majority of the Scottish public is against both the cost and the reasoning behind the UK Government's intention to keep all of its nuclear weapons stationed in Scotland; understands that, while Lord Ashcroft conducted the poll to supposedly show that «more than half of Scots are in favour of nuclear weapons», the poll showed that only 37 % of Scots believe so in principle, compared with 48 % who do not; questions the integrity of a poll that, it understands, was privately paid for by a wealthy Tory backer; considers that Lord Ashcroft is spinning the results, and believes that he should stop doing so and accept what it considers the fact proven time and again that Scots want rid of nuclear weapons.»

Not exact matches

Nuclear weapons is an issue which Corbyn and others in his generation have spent a lifetime fighting against, but which most people are largely either unbothered about, or in favour of.

She was in favour of individual opportunity and choice, free market, strict monetary control, nuclear weapons and a vigorous NATO alliance.

An independent poll of voters has revealed that more than half are now in favour of scrapping nuclear weapons.

In December 2006 the government published a defence white paper advocating Trident replacement and on March 14th 2007 parliament voted by 409 votes to 161 in favour of authorising the government to take steps to maintain Trident nuclear weapons system after the Vanguard - class submarines leave service in the mid-2020s.

Mr Corbyn also angered many of his own MPs by saying he would vote against his own party's official policy, which is in favour of maintaining the UK's nuclear weapons.