MPs approve plans to replace Trident submarines
MPs have voted to renew the UK's Trident nuclear deterrent programme which will see the replacement of four submarines.
- Amy Welch, ITV News
MPs vote on the future of Trident - 8,000 Barrow jobs depend on it
Barrow is waiting for a vote in Parliament to decide its future as part of the UK's nuclear defence programme.
Almost 8,000 people work at the BAe plant in Cumbria - most of them on the Vanguard-class submarines which carry Trident nuclear missiles.
MPs will vote on whether the UK Government goes ahead with spending up to £50bn on a fleet of new subs codenamed Successor.
- Granada Reports correspondent Amy Welch looks at what the industry means to the region:
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Work to begin on Trident submarines in Barrow-in-Furness
Construction work will begin on the successor submarines that carry the controversial Trident missiles, the Defence Secretary has said.
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Everything you need to know about Trident
There's clear division over Britain's nuclear deterrent, which carries missiles as powerful as eight Hiroshima nuclear bombs.
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MPs set to vote on £40 billion Trident renewal
MPs are set to vote on Monday evening whether or not to renew Britain's £40 billion Trident nuclear deterrent.