UK & 'Ban the Bomb' meeting in New York

SCOTTISH Secretary Ian Murray has shocked campaigners after pledging to lobby his Government colleagues to get the UK to attend a key anti-nuclear summit. The Government minister told anti-nuclear weapons campaigners in his Edinburgh South constituency he would lobby for Britain to attend a ban-the-bomb meeting in New York next month. In an email shared with The National, Murray said that the UK attending a meeting of countries signed up to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) would be a major boost for “global disarmament efforts”. Responding to Janet Fenton and David Mackenzie, members of the pressure group Secure Scotland, Murray said: “I believe that nuclear disarmament is not only a global public good of the highest order but also an essential step towards ensuring peace and security for all nations. “I understand your concerns about the UK Government’s current stance and the challenges this poses to full accession to the TPNW.