Cllr Gill Mitchell

Leader of the Labour Group and member of CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) for over 20 years, Cllr Gill Mitchell signed a petition on the last day of the Labour Party Conference to scrap Trident.

Trident is Britain's nuclear weapons system.  It consists of four nuclear-armed submarines, one of which is on operational patrol at all times. Each Trident submarine carries 48 nuclear warheads, each of which can be sent to a different target.

Kate Hudson, Chair of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, said:
"It's great that Gill is supporting our campaign. More and more people are reaching the conclusion that spending £76 billion on replacing Trident is a grave mistake. We hope many other local government leaders will follow her example."

Cllr Gill Mitchell said,
"I was a member of the CND before I joined the Labour Party.  I joined as a young parent who wanted my children to grow up in a world free from nuclear weapons.  Speaking with the CND volunteers at the Labour Party conference, my feelings against nuclear weapons are still as strong now as they were then.  More positive solutions to global security must be found."

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