All but one of Labour’s MSPs vote for motion opposing renewal of nuclear weapons system based at Faslane submarine baseThe Scottish parliament has voted strongly against the renewal of Trident after a scarce display of unity by Labour and the Scottish National party.
In an unusual concession after years of rivalry on defence policy, the SNP adopted a motion put forward by Labour that said scrapping Trident’s replacement system had to be tied to a fully-funded programme to find unique jobs for redundant defence workers.
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Source: theguardian.com