LEADERS of the country‘s biggest trade unions are set to oppose any moves at Labour‘s annual conference to scrap the Trident nuclear weapons system.
Jeremy Corbyn has called for an end to the UK‘s „weapons of mass destruction“, but acknowledged that „differences of opinion“ will emerge when the issue is debated at the Brighton conference later this week.
Len McCluskey, general secretary of Unite, which has thousands of members in the defence industry, said his main focus will be the protection of jobs.