Jeremy Corbyn has become a vice-president of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), confirming his commitment to fight the renewal of Trident.
The Labour leader faced a party split on the matter and an important Commons vote in coming months will determine whether or not the deterrent is kept.
He was criticised by some of his Labour colleagues last month when he undermined an internal debate by saying that there were no circumstances under which he would push the nuclear button.
Mr Corbyn, who joined the CND as a teenager in 1966, has been vice-chairman of the group but decided to stand down due to increased workload.
A CND spokesman said: “He didn’t want to resign from CND, so he decided to accept a vice-president role.”
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Kate Hudson, CND general secretary, said: “This is a fitting tribute to a very principled man with a lifelong commitment to CND and the cause of nuclear disarmament.
“Working together, with enormous support from across society, we will prevail against Trident and secure a crucial step towards global disarmament.”
Mr Corbyn had been due to address a CND conference in London this weekend, but withdrew due to other engagements.
A CND spokesman said that while Mr Corbyn would not be giving a speech tomorrow as had originally been planned, he would address activists at a private session this afternoon.