In the 1980s, the Tories again skilfully exploited Labour's links to the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

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He said claims by Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) at the time "that we wanted a war", were wrong.

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Catherine Ashton has never received a vote from anyone outside the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, where she once served as a treasurer.

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