Keir Starmer must decouple nuclear deterrent from US, says Ed Davey

Sir Ed Davey answers questions during the Liberal Democrats spring conference in York (James Manning/PA) - (PA Wire)

Britain must de-tangle its nuclear deterrent from America, so it is no longer dependent on an increasingly unreliable US to maintain the weapons, Sir Ed Davey will say.

Britain’s Trident nuclear missile system is operationally independent, meaning the Government could use the weapon should it believe it necessary.