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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Scottish Labour goes to war over Trident

Vanguard class SSBNA senior Scottish Labour figure has warned that scrapping Trident would be a “massive blow” for jobs after candidates in the party’s leadership election backed the removal of nuclear submarines from the Clyde.

Former Labour frontbencher John Park, who worked in the Faslane dockyards where Trident is based, attacked what he said was the “rhetoric” of politicians in the leadership contest.

Mr Park – a former MSP who is now a senior figure in the UK trade union movement – issued the warning after Labour leadership contender Neil Findlay said he agreed with the SNP about the need to remove Trident.

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