150 rebel Labour MPs to defy Corbyn in imminent Trident vote
‘Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is facing mounting pressure to resign as 150 rebel MPs prepare to vote against him on Britain’s nuclear deterrent later this month.
The group, which represents two-thirds of Corbyn’s MPs, will ignore the leader’s call for Trident to be scrapped at a vote expected to be called by outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron on July 18.
Sources say the planned vote by Cameron is an attempt to reunify his Brexit-scarred Conservative party, which is largely united on Trident, and underscores divisions in Labour.
Corbyn, who is a proponent of total nuclear disarmament, is expected to offer MPs a free vote on Trident.’
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