Trident protests taking place across Scotland

Anti-Trident demonstrations are taking place across Scotland ahead of Monday's House of Commons vote on whether to renew Britain's nuclear deterrent.

More than 30 protests have been planned in cities and towns including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness and Dumfries.

It is understood the UK government has no plans to move the missile systemfrom Faslane on the Clyde.

The Scottish government opposes Trident and the storing of nuclear weapons.

Gwen Sinclair, who is attending a demonstration in Kilmarnock, said: "We want to make sure that the Trident question gets full attention in the middle of all the other political shenanigans - after all Faslane is only 32 miles from here."

'Stop this madness'

Les Robertson, from Dumbarton, said: "The people of Scotland have overwhelmingly voted for MPs and MSPs who support unilateral nuclear disarmament, yet nuclear warhead convoys regularly travel through our towns and cities and their deadly cargo is stored just 30 miles from Glasgow.

"It's time to stop this madness and start investing in our communities rather than weapons of mass destruction."

David Mackenzie, from Edinburgh, said: "The vote is for nuclear weapons on the Clyde for the next 50 years at a time when, post-Brexit, there is great uncertainty about whether Scotland will even remain in the Union."

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The Scottish government had pledged it would get rid of nuclear weapons if Scotland voted to leave the UK.

The MoD has said it was not anticipating another referendum and Faslane is the best place for the weapons to be based.

At David Cameron's final PMQs this week, SNP Westminster leader Angus Robertson said one of Theresa May's first tasks as the new prime minister would be to impose Trident "against the will of almost every single MP from Scotland".

Mr Cameron responded: "On Trident, there will be a vote in this house and it's right that this house should decide and many people in Scotland support our nuclear deterrent, maintaining it and the jobs that come to Scotland."