General election: Labour government would make `collective` decision over use of nuclear weapons
(WorldNews Politics)

A Jeremy Corbyn-led Labour government would make a `collective` decision on whether to use nuclear weapons in response to an imminent threat, the party´s shadow foreign secretary has said. Emily Thornberry came under fire from Conservatives after suggesting that Mr Corbyn would share the decision on whether to press the nuclear button with senior colleagues. Labour´s official policy is to retain the UK´s independent Trident deterrent, but the party leader has previously said that he would not be willing to use nuclear weapons. Download the new Indpendent Premium app Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now Asked on ITV´s Good Morning Britain whether she believed Mr Corbyn...