Keir Starmer Says His Commitment To UK's Nuclear Weapons Is 'Total'

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“My commitment to Nato and the UK’s nuclear deterrent – maintained on behalf of Nato allies – is unshakeable. Absolute.”, who as leader once said he would never to use the UK’s Trident nuclear weapons system if he became PM.

Martin Docherty-Hughes, the SNPs, defence spokesperson, said: “Westminster has already wasted billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money on nuclear weapons and expensive nuclear energy.“It is therefore grotesque that Keir Starmer is prepared to throw billions more down the drain when his party claim there is no money to improve our NHS, help families with the cost of living or to properly invest in our green energy future.

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