Jeremy Corbyn is under fire after it emerged he said taxpayers should be allowed to opt out of funding the Armed Forces. The Labour leadership front-runner suggested voters should be able to act with their ‘conscience’ and not have their taxes spent on defence – a stance described by a former First Sea Lord as ‘stark staring bonkers’. Mr Corbyn said: ‘British taxpayers have a right of conscience not to participate in the Armed Forces…
UK Labour leader: taxpayers should be able to opt out funding army
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