Former Labour Defence Secretary Lord Hutton of Furness is highly critical of the Labour leadership on its trident proposals and calls on Emily Thornberry to «follow the evidence»
on the submarine renewal programme.
Not exact matches
The Conservatives,
on the other hand, reiterated in their manifesto their support for a
submarine based nuclear deterrent and have subsequently made it clear that they are committed to replacing the fleet come what may, recently citing the escalating situation in far away North Korea as a legitimate argument for
renewal.
«If Labour wants to retain any credibility
on defence whatsoever, it had better recognise the abject futility of what it's leadership is currently proposing and stick to the path of support for the
submarine renewal programme.»