Corbyn insists he CAN be trusted to defend Britain despite REFUSING to back nuclear deterrent and saying there’s been no just war since 1945
‘Jeremy Corbyn insisted he can be trusted to defend Britain today – despite refusing to back the nuclear deterrent and making clear he would only go to war if there was a Nazi-style threat.
The Labour leader tried to sweep his track record under the carpet by declaring he is not a ‘pacifist’ and would take military action as a ‘last resort’.
But asked whether there was any circumstance he would use force, the only example he gave was the Second World War – ignoring the war to reclaim the Falklands from Argentina in 1982.
He also said a deployment would only happen with UN security council approval – effectively giving Russia and China a veto.
Mr Corbyn risked further inflaming tensions within the party by suggesting airstrikes against ISIS should be halted immediately, and Trident would go into a defence review if Labour wins.’
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