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Jeremy Corbyn to become vice-president of CND

By John Smith • Published: 17 Oct 2015 • 8:48

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THE Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn continues to show his commitment to his past values by agreeing to become the vice-president of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) despite the fact Labour party’s policy is to support the renewing of the Trident system.

 Mr Corbyn who has stepped down from his role as vice-chairman of CND due to pressure of work has been criticised by many of his MPs including  new shadow defence secretary Maria Eagle, for saying he would never use nuclear weapons if he became Prime Minister.

CND’s general secretary Kate Hudson said Mr Corbyn’s new role was a “fitting tribute to a very principled man with a lifelong commitment to CND and the cause of nuclear disarmament”.

“Working together, with enormous support from across society, we will prevail against trident and secure a crucial step towards global disarmament,” she added according to the BBC.

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John Smith

Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews

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