Labour Says It Does Back Trident After Jeremy Corbyn Suggests It Could Be Scrapped

Labour today sought to play down suggestions from its own leader that renewing the UK’s nuclear weapon defences would not be in the election manifesto.
Appearing on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, Corbyn – a lifelong campaigner against nuclear weapons - claimed the party was having a “discussion” about whether renewing Trident should be in Labour’s election manifesto.
Within hours, Labour’s press office issued a statement saying the party still supported re