Military & politics

Jeremy Corbyn accuses head of UK military of 'breaching' constitutional principle of neutrality on Trident

The most senior figure in the British Armed Forces has escaped sanction from the Ministry of Defence after being accused of an undemocratic and unconstitutional intervention into politics by Jeremy Corbyn.
Mr Corbyn accused General Sir Nicholas Houghton of breaching the "constitutional principle" of the military's non-involvement in political issues, after the head of the UK's armed forces criticised the Labour leader over Trident.
Sir Nicholas appeared on the Andrew Marr Show on Sunday morning, where he said he would "worry" if Mr Corbyn became Prime Minister with a commitment never to use Britain's nuclear deterrent.