Anti-nuclear protest to be held at AWE Aldermaston today

Members from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) will be flying flags and making music as part of a peaceful protest to highlight their opposition to Britain's nuclear deterrent - Trident.
Speakers at the event will include CND General Secretary, Kate Hudson, Green Party Leader, Natalie Bennett, fashion designer Katherine Hamnett and Green MEP for the South East of England, Keith Taylor.
Mr Taylor criticised the safety arrangements at the site earlier this year after the site was forced to close due to corrosion of its steelwork.
Ahead of the protest Mr Taylor said: “For the sake of the safety of my constituents living near the disintegrating site I'm supporting the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament at their Aldermaston protest.
"I’m also calling for the billions of pounds set to be spent on a cold war relic to be redirected towards giving people socially useful jobs in our hospitals, schools and in building a green economy fit for the future.”
The protest is part of a three year campaign by Action Atomic Weapons Eradication (AAWE), which seeks to halt nuclear weapons production at AWE facilities in Aldermaston and Burghfield.
The group seeks to apply pressure on government ministers in the run-up to the next general election in 2015, with the main decision on the future of the UK’s nuclear deterrent, trident, expected in 2016.