Starmer is falling at Trump's feet so as to stay relevant

THE SNP's Westminster defence spokesman accused Keir Starmer of pandering to Donald Trump to "make him relevant" after agreeing to buy a dozen new fighter jets capable of transporting US nuclear weapons.

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Dave Doogan, MP for Angus and Perthshire Glens, said his party's stance on nuclear was in line with the Scottish population and said the UK Government was not being honest about the country’s own nuclear capability.

He said: “ The SNP's position on nuclear remains resolute insofar as we're against it. We believe we're firmly in step with the vast majority of civil society in Scotland on that point.

“Ian Murray, consistent with many other issues, is not in step with the majority of civil society in Scotland.

"I've spoken to armed forces professionals who deal with the nuclear deterrent and nobody talks about it in the triumphant way in which Westminster politicians of the two main parties do.

“They know keenly that nuclear weapons are an evil. They would see it as a necessary evil, I take a different view.”