SNP slams Keir Starmer as he announces commitment to Trident submarines

The UK Labour leader said on Friday that the nuclear deterrent is the “bedrock” of Labour’s plan to keep Britain safe and said the submarine programme would have a "triple lock" guarantee.

SNP defence spokesperson Martin Docherty-Hughes said: "Westminster has already wasted billions of pounds of taxpayer's money on nuclear weapons and expensive nuclear energy. "Moreover, the MOD's budget continues to be eaten away by a nuclear deterrent which undermines Scotland and the UK's resilience, and distracts from the Westminster recruitment disaster.

Starmer said: “The changed Labour Party I lead knows that our nation’s defence must always come first. Labour’s commitment to our nuclear deterrent is total.

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