The former Labour frontbencher Dan Jarvis has indicated he may not stand for the party at the next general election if Jeremy Corbyn succeeds in changing policy to oppose the renewal of the Trident nuclear weapons programme. John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, suggested after Thornberry’s appointment that the process of determining the party’s policy on Trident before a Commons vote on the renewal of the programme would be accelerated in a new consultative process. Some Labour supporters of Trident are confident the leadership will fail to push through a policy change because the large trade unions, Unite and the GMB, which have thousands of members in the defence industry, will not abandon their support for Trident.
Guardian 9th Jan 2016 read more »