CAROLINE Lucas, the Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion and Chair of Parliamentary CND, has labelled the Labour Party's split on Trident as 'disappointing'. Lucas - who will be joined by Jeremy Corbyn in voting against Trident today said that 'real leadership means making a convincing case for the causes you believe in', something she identifies as lacking from the top of the Labour Party on this issue.
Lucas also accused MPs planning to abstain of 'standing aside while Britain commits to being a nuclear weapons state for generations to come.'
Caroline Lucas MP, chair of Parliamentary CND, said:
“Labour’s position on Trident is as disappointing as it is confusing. For the first time in recent years we have a leader of the Labour Party who is against Trident renewal – yet he hasn’t even persuaded his own Shadow Cabinet to vote against spending billions of pounds on this cold war relic. Real leadership means making a convincing case for the causes you believe in and we just haven’t seen that on this issues from those at the top of Labour.
“This is a defining moment for our country, and those abstaining on this vote are, in effect, standing aside while Britain commits to being a nuclear weapons state for generations to come.
“I would urge MPs to vote against Trident today. These weapons are a cold war relic that do nothing to keep us safe, and divert resources away from where they’re really needed.”