Whitehall sources say prime minister is prepared to wait to seek national consensus over £31bn nuclear deterrent renewalDavid Cameron is to delay holding a parliamentary vote on renewing the Trident nuclear weapons programme until after a referendum on Britain’s EU membership,according to senior Whitehall sources.
The prime minister believes that the referendum campaign, which could be in full swing in just over a week’s time, or will complicate efforts to build a strong national consensus over the £31bn renewal of the nuclear deterrent.
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Source: theguardian.com