Richard Norton-Taylor
Monday October 31, 2005
The Guardian
The extent of support among Labour MPs for the government's plan to replace the Trident strategic nuclear weapons system will be tested for the first time today at a meeting of the parliamentary Labour party.
MPs have tabled a motion questioning "the wisdom of spending billions on Trident replacement". Tony Blair has promised a Commons debate on the future of Britain's nuclear force but not a vote. Replacing Trident is estimated to cost at least £15bn. According to a Mori poll for Greenpeace, 54% of people oppose replacing Trident by developing new nuclear weapons.
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