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Let the British people decide to renew Trident submarines or not in a referendum
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2,337 signatures
What the petition asks
This isn't the same as voting on unilateral nuclear disarmament.That is a separate debate.This is a chance for the British people to decide whether to spend an obscene amount of our taxes on what many defence experts consider a strategically imprudent and profligate answer.Why? http://tiny.cc/jkeg8x
Why? Because there are divisions within political parties and military and defence circles past and present on whether to spend such colossal sums on its renewal - £167 billion was the latest figure outlined by Minister of State for Defence Procurement Philip Dunne in answer to Conservative MP Crispin Blunt Oct. 25th 2015."The price required, both from the UK taxpayer and our conventional forces, is now too high to be rational or sensible.."said Blunt See Reuters report http://tiny.cc/evg47x
Timeline
| 25 Jan 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Jul 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
2,337
Status
Closed
Opened
25 Jan 2016
Closed
25 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.