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| Scottish Labour to vote on Trident renewal | Scottish Labour to vote on Trident renewal |
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| Scottish Labour is to vote on whether to call for the UK's Trident nuclear missile system to be scrapped. | Scottish Labour is to vote on whether to call for the UK's Trident nuclear missile system to be scrapped. |
| A motion opposing the renewal of Trident is being debated by delegates at the party's conference in Perth. | |
| The main UK party as a whole currently backs replacing the country's nuclear deterrent, which is based at Faslane on the Clyde. | |
| Members are expected to vote against renewal, in a move supported by UK leader Jeremy Corbyn. | Members are expected to vote against renewal, in a move supported by UK leader Jeremy Corbyn. |
| Follow @BBCPhilipSim on Twitter for the latest from the debate. | |
| Mr Corbyn's backing for unilateral disarmament puts him at odds with Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale, who instead supports the removal of nuclear weapons on a multilateral basis. | |
| But Labour's only surviving Scottish MP insisted the party could have different policies on renewing Trident north and south of the border. | |
| Shadow Scottish secretary Ian Murray said moves to make the party in Scotland more autonomous meant it could "have a different position on anything it wants". | |
| Speaking ahead of the conference, Ms Dugdale told the BBC she understood the strength of feeling on the issue and was "open-minded" about the possibility of her party voting not to replace the nuclear weapons system. | Speaking ahead of the conference, Ms Dugdale told the BBC she understood the strength of feeling on the issue and was "open-minded" about the possibility of her party voting not to replace the nuclear weapons system. |
| Union concerns | Union concerns |
| She said that if a new fleet of nuclear-armed submarines was not ordered, the money saved should go to the communities that lose out. | She said that if a new fleet of nuclear-armed submarines was not ordered, the money saved should go to the communities that lose out. |
| Scottish activists made Trident a priority issue for a policy vote at the conference after it received the most votes of the 17 issues proposed for debate. | Scottish activists made Trident a priority issue for a policy vote at the conference after it received the most votes of the 17 issues proposed for debate. |
| The trade union reform bill, housing and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will also be discussed. | The trade union reform bill, housing and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will also be discussed. |
| Unison, the UK's largest trade union, remains committed to getting rid of the nuclear deterrent, while it has been reported that Unite, which represents workers at the Faslane base, will also vote against renewal. | |
| GMB Scotland, which also represents shipyard and defence workers, has made clear its support for renewal. | |
| Currently trade unions hold 50% of the votes at conference, with the remaining half coming from the Scottish party's 73 constituency parties. | |
| Scottish Labour suffered a devastating defeat in May's general election, with the party losing 40 of its 41 seats to the SNP, which has pledged to remove nuclear weapons from Scottish waters. | Scottish Labour suffered a devastating defeat in May's general election, with the party losing 40 of its 41 seats to the SNP, which has pledged to remove nuclear weapons from Scottish waters. |
| Where do the parties stand on Trident renewal? | Where do the parties stand on Trident renewal? |
| Conservative leader and Prime Minister David Cameron has always maintained the UK needs to keep its nuclear weapons, calling it as "insurance policy" against attacks. Replacing Trident was a Tory manifesto pledge in the general election. | Conservative leader and Prime Minister David Cameron has always maintained the UK needs to keep its nuclear weapons, calling it as "insurance policy" against attacks. Replacing Trident was a Tory manifesto pledge in the general election. |
| Labour has supported Trident renewal, saying it has been a "cornerstone" of peace and security for nearly 50 years - but that policy is now in doubt after the election of long-time opponent Jeremy Corbyn as party leader. He says the issue will form part of their defence review, but has also said that even if there were a replacement system, he would never use them as PM. | Labour has supported Trident renewal, saying it has been a "cornerstone" of peace and security for nearly 50 years - but that policy is now in doubt after the election of long-time opponent Jeremy Corbyn as party leader. He says the issue will form part of their defence review, but has also said that even if there were a replacement system, he would never use them as PM. |
| The SNP, which now has 56 MPs in the House of Commons, opposes Trident renewal. During the election campaign it described Trident as "unusable and indefensible - and the plans to renew it are ludicrous on both defence and financial grounds". | The SNP, which now has 56 MPs in the House of Commons, opposes Trident renewal. During the election campaign it described Trident as "unusable and indefensible - and the plans to renew it are ludicrous on both defence and financial grounds". |
| The Lib Dems, who insisted on no final decision being taken while they were in coalition, have always been sceptical about a like-for-like replacement and insisted on a value for money review. They back a "step down the nuclear ladder" with a smaller nuclear weapons system providing a "minimal yet credible" deterrent. | The Lib Dems, who insisted on no final decision being taken while they were in coalition, have always been sceptical about a like-for-like replacement and insisted on a value for money review. They back a "step down the nuclear ladder" with a smaller nuclear weapons system providing a "minimal yet credible" deterrent. |
| Read more about Trident renewal here | Read more about Trident renewal here |