Defence and foreign policy
What the manifesto says: Supports the renewal of the Trident submarine system “but any prime minister should be extremely cautious about the use of weapons of mass destruction”. Suspend any further arms sales to Saudi Arabia. Party remains committed to “a two-state solution” in Israel-Palestine.
Analysis: Appears at first sight to square the circle on an issue that has been one of the most corrosive in Labour’s history. Unlike the 1983 “non-nuclear” manifesto, it is not promising to scrap Britain’s nuclear deterrent, although Jeremy Corbyn’s refusal to guarantee he would press the nuclear button, as expressed in the “extremely cautious” wording, somewhat reduces its value.
