Indeed, though it is hard to believe someone is truly committed to total nuclear disarmament while adopting an official policy of renewing their own nuclear weapons arsenal. However, it was the tone and choice of words that I was more interested in... the idea that they are being "clear" while pledging support for two completely opposite points of view (continued nuclear armament and total nuclear disarmament) doesn't make sense, unless one considers the broader context of the speech i.e. the Labour leadership battle and Jeremy Corbyn's status as Labour leader - Corbyn is not in favour of renewing Trident while leading a party whose 'official policy' is the renewal of Trident. I suspect the true intent was to portray themselves as united (while they are in fact bitterly divided), and so they have to come out with oddly incoherent statements like this one on nuclear weapons which appears to advocate for two implacably opposed policies. I reckon that we will see a lot more of this kind of 'clarity' from Labour in the coming months...
