Liberal Democrats vote against the Government over Trident

4.00.00pm UTC (GMT +0000) Thu 15th Mar 2007

The government's proposals for renewing Trident have passed through the House of Commons, despite 95 Labour MPs joining the Liberal Democrats in voting for the decision to be delayed. This was the biggest revolt since Iraq, but the motion got through because the Conservatives backed the government.

Liberal Democrat Leader Ming Campbell said "It is a humiliation for the Prime Minister that he has been unable to take this through without the support of the Conservatives and with such a large rebellion from the Labour benches. It is indicative of the extent to which the Prime Minister's authority is draining away that he couldn't take his party united through the lobby."