Labour’s angst over Trident has taken something of a back seat over the past few days as the party tries – relatively unsuccessfully – to revel in the split opening up in the Tories on Europe. But this evening, those tasked with developing Labour’s foreign policy, and particularly its stance on the nuclear deterrent, are holding a two-hour meeting on security and defence. This is a meeting of the International Policy Commission, which includes Hilary Benn, Emily Thornberry, Diane Abbott and Pat Glass from Labour’s frontbench, and members of the National Executive Committee including Ken Livingstone.
Corbyn yesterday afternoon attacked David Cameron for ‘trying to appease—or failing to appease’ half of his party. The Labour leader has a rather bigger task, which is that he cannot claim the support of even half of his parliamentary party, particularly not when it comes to Trident.
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