Theresa May has said a shadow cabinet row over Trident shows Labour cannot be “trusted” to defend the country.<\/p>\n
The PM claimed a Labour government would not be “unequivocally committed to the nuclear deterrent”.<\/p>\n
Shadow defence secretary Nia Griffith rebuked her colleague Emily Thornberry for suggesting Trident could be subject to a review, if Labour won power.<\/p>\n
Jeremy Corbyn said Labour’s manifesto was “very clear” and the party was committed to Trident’s renewal.<\/p>\n
What is Trident?<\/p>\n
Corbyn and Trident: A matter of principle<\/p>\n
But Mrs May said: “They would not be able to defend this country. A Jeremy Corbyn-led Labour government could not be trusted with the defence of our country.”<\/p>\n
The Conservatives said it showed Labour had a “chaotic and divided team” who would make “a mess … of our Brexit negotiations”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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