Labour could back the construction of new Trident submarines but not arm them with nuclear missiles, Jeremy Corbyn has said.<br />The Labour leader suggested the compromise stance on Sunday in an apparent bid to secure the support of trade unions – who oppose the cancellation of Trident on the grounds that jobs could be lost.<br />The party’s leadership is opposed to building more nuclear weapons but will likely require the support of union votes at its party conference to make the stance official Labour policy.<br />Mr Corbyn also stressed that he believed the UK had obligations not to build more nuclear weapons under international non-proliferation treaties it had signed.<br />Labour is currently undertaking a review of its defence policy.<br />The party is currently split on the matter of nuclear weapons.
