Lib Dems push for a fully British nuclear deterrent to end US dependence
TL;DR
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey urged Britain to develop a fully independent nuclear deterrent to stop relying on US-supplied Trident missiles, proposing a two-stage plan to domestically maintain existing systems and eventually manufacture a British-made replacement, with costs borne in the UK; the party’s stance contrasts with the government’s defence position that the UK’s deterrent supports NATO, and estimates for the plan’s price are not provided.
- UK must build own nuclear missiles to end US reliance, says Ed Davey BBC
- UK needs nuclear deterrent independent from US, Ed Davey to say The Guardian
- Davey demands ‘new Magna Carta’ to protect Britain from ‘authoritarian creeps like Trump’ The Independent
- Liberal Democrats call for ‘genuinely’ independent UK nuclear deterrent Financial Times
- A new Magna Carta to save our country from Farage Liberal Democrats
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