A debate over whether the party should abandon Britain’s nuclear deterrent is a test of the current leader’s authority at the Bournemouth conference Tim Farron faces a test of his authority in his first conference as Liberal Democrat leader after urging activists to oppose a motion on scrapping Trident.
The Lib Dem leader has acknowledged that the proposal due to be voted on at the gathering in Bournemouth was “seductive” but the party had to consider the implications for the UK’s global standing if it abandoned the nuclear deterrent.
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Source: theguardian.com