As weapons return to Suffolk and defence spending soars, London CND is pressing local candidates to oppose nuclear expansion and support the UN ban treaty. In a Morning Star feature, Vice Chair Sally Spiers laid out our plans to make London a nuclear weapon-free capital city.

There are compelling reasons for local council candidates to oppose the expansion of Britain’s nuclear weapons by promising to sign up to the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).

‘US nuclear weapons have returned to Britain for the first time since their complete removal in 2008,’ she explained. ‘In addition, Keir Starmer has announced Britain is buying 12 nuclear-capable jets (F-35As) from the United States. These are equipped to carry and fire the same nuclear weapons that are based at Lakenheath.’

We have all witnessed President Donald Trump threatening Nato countries to get them to enter a crazy illegal war of his making. US foreign policy is aggressive, expansionist, threatening to its allies and it is highly unpopular with British people. We cannot believe for one minute these jets and weapons will protect the security of the people of these islands.

The Morning Star also carries a report on 14 peace activists arrested at RAF Lakenheath Police arrested as they attempted to block the main gates of the base, which hosts US fighter jets flying bombing missions over Iran.