Tories and LibDems at war over contract to build Trident sub: £350m deal is jumping the gun, warns Clegg

A row erupted over the future of Britain’s nuclear deterrent yesterday.

Tories and Lib Dems clashed over whether to build a new generation of Trident submarines.

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced contracts worth £350million to design the boats now based at the Scottish naval complex of Faslane – an apparent bid to show voters in Scotland what they would be losing if they vote for independence.

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