Thursday, 10 June 2010
Trident u-turn by Lib Dems - the first of many?
Before the election, the Lib Dems made great play of being against a Trident replacement, a sensible position given that it will cost £100 billion over 30 years. What a difference a few weeks make. The Lib Dems and Tories voted down Plaid's amendment in Westminster - along with the SNP and Greens - for the new Strategic Defence Review to include Trident in the review.
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The coalition agreement said that it would be looked at, not included in the SDR :) And that the LibDems would continue to press for alternatives.
If it's not included in the SDR then it won't be "looked at". Lib Dem MPs like Mark Williams told a public meeting in Ceredigion prior to the election that he was against a Trident replacement and yet voted against the Plaid/SNP/Green amendment once in power. Is that pressing for "alternatives"?
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