Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Tuesday 19 Jul 2016

1. MPs vote to renew Trident nuclear weapons

The Commons last night voted by 472 votes to 117 to renew the UK's submarine-carried nuclear missile system, Trident. Despite renewal being party policy, Labour had a free vote on the issue. Leader Jeremy Corbyn opposed the plan while 140 of his MPs backed it. Only one of Scotland's 59 MPs was in favour of renewal.

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