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| Scottish independence: Labour Yes group in Trident ban call | Scottish independence: Labour Yes group in Trident ban call |
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| The Labour for Independence (LFI) group has opened its first policy conference with a call to ban Trident nuclear weapons from Scotland. | |
| The controversial topic was among those discussed at the start of the two-day event in Glasgow. | The controversial topic was among those discussed at the start of the two-day event in Glasgow. |
| LFI, led by Labour member Allan Grogan, aims to suggest what the party could offer in the event of a Yes vote in next year's independence referendum. | LFI, led by Labour member Allan Grogan, aims to suggest what the party could offer in the event of a Yes vote in next year's independence referendum. |
| It has claimed support for the group is "rapidly growing" within the party. | It has claimed support for the group is "rapidly growing" within the party. |
| Mr Grogan said: "We're offering an alternative to the SNP. | Mr Grogan said: "We're offering an alternative to the SNP. |
| "Eventually Labour is going to have to acknowledge there are voters in the party who will back independence." | "Eventually Labour is going to have to acknowledge there are voters in the party who will back independence." |
| Issues at the conference include the group's position on Nato and policies in education, health and infrastructure. | Issues at the conference include the group's position on Nato and policies in education, health and infrastructure. |
| The event opened with a discussion on the Common Weal, a project led by the Jimmy Reid Foundation, which looks at possible changes to economic and social development. | The event opened with a discussion on the Common Weal, a project led by the Jimmy Reid Foundation, which looks at possible changes to economic and social development. |
| Robin McAlpine, from the foundation, said: "Scotland needs an idea that brings people together. It needs an agenda that includes those living in poverty and those trying to run a decent, local business." | Robin McAlpine, from the foundation, said: "Scotland needs an idea that brings people together. It needs an agenda that includes those living in poverty and those trying to run a decent, local business." |
| Mr Grogan expects about 100 people will have taken part in the conference by the time it closes at the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) in Glasgow on Sunday. | Mr Grogan expects about 100 people will have taken part in the conference by the time it closes at the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) in Glasgow on Sunday. |
| A Labour spokesman declined to comment. | A Labour spokesman declined to comment. |