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Scrap Trident, urges union leader

Updated on 03 July 2009

Source PA News

Billions of pounds could be spent on public services and helping hard-working people through the recession if the Government scrapped Trident and ID cards, a union leader will declare.

The country does not want or need the nuclear submarines or national ID scheme, according to Dave Prentis, general secretary of Unison.

He will say: "Trident costs £1.5 billion a year to run and a replacement will cost more than £40 billion. This is a criminal waste of money that the country clearly cannot afford."

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