Labour Party Conference

BRITAIN needs a new understanding of security — one that invests in

communities, tackles climate breakdown, and dismantles racism, instead of
pouring billions into nuclear weapons and military expansion. That was the
message at a fringe meeting organised by the Campaign for Nuclear
Disarmament (CND) during the Labour Party conference on Sunday September
28. The event brought together CND general secretary Sophie Bolt, Labour MP
Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Friends of the Earth chief executive Asad Rehman.
Each highlighted how militarism deepens global crises, and the Labour
government must be challenged if it continues to put war preparation ahead
of public need. Bolt opened the discussion by warning that Labour’s
recent policies have set Britain on a dangerous course. She said it was an
“absolutely critical time” to resist nuclear weapons, saying: “There
are now nuclear flashpoints across the world, obviously over Ukraine, but
also in the Middle East, but beyond that, and very, very sadly, it is this
Labour government that is playing a central role in this worsening
situation.” Bolt noted that Labour, even before winning the general
election, had made military expansion a priority. Within days of entering
office, Keir Starmer announced a Strategic Defence Review, published in
June, which she described as “all about preparing Britain for war [and]
fighting readiness.”

 Morning Star 30th Sept 2025

 https://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/what-does-real-security-look-campaigners-push-labour-rethink-defence