UK national press

Mirror - When I grow up I want to be the Labour leader..

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31 August, 2010
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http://www.mirror.co.uk

Mirror source
 
'DIANE ABBOTT
 
I am the only candidate committed to changes such as scrapping Trident, using the money to protect services, jobs.'
 

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Observer - Gurkha regiment faces axe as Liam Fox insists on £20bn Trident replacement

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29 August, 2010
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http://www.guardian.co.uk

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by Mark Townsend and Toby Helm
 
Famous fighters could be sacrificed as the result of a bitter struggle over defence funding
The Gurkha regiment could be one of several sacrificed as a result of an increasingly bitter government dispute over defence funding, the Observer can reveal.

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BBC - Defence companies concerned over Trident replacement

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27 August, 2010
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11104261

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Defence manufacturers have asked David Cameron to clear up confusion over how the replacement for Britain's nuclear deterrent will be funded.

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Observer - Nuclear arsenals under scrutiny for safety lapses, fires and flood

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22 August, 2010
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http://www.guardian.co.uk

Observer source
 
Group calls for planners to think twice about a major new facility at Trident warhead base at Aldermaston in Berkshire
 
Health and safety practices at the UK's main nuclear weapons base are under intense scrutiny just weeks before it is expected to be granted permission for a multibillion-pound facility to conduct a new generation of radioactive tests.

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Press Association - Lib Dem demands Trident review move

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19 August, 2010

 
Former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell has called for the Trident nuclear weapons system to be included in the comprehensive review of Britain's defence capabilities.

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