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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Eleni Courea Political correspondent

Rayner hasn’t ‘changed mind’ on nuclear weapons but backs Labour policy

HMS Vigilant, which carries the Trident nuclear weapons, at HM Naval Base Clyde, Faslane, April 2019: this is a large, dark grey submarine, seen moored in the lake against a blue sky with small white clouds.
HMS Vigilant, which carries the Trident nuclear weapons, at the Faslane base, April 2019. Angela Rayner voted against the renewal of Trident in 2016. Photograph: James Glossop/The Times/PA

Angela Rayner has said she has not changed her mind about nuclear weapons even though she supports Labour’s policy to keep and renew them.

The deputy Labour leader voted against the renewal of Trident in 2016 but said on Monday that she supported Labour’s “triple lock” – a commitment to maintain the UK’s nuclear deterrent round the clock, build four new nuclear submarines, and carry out future upgrades.

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