South West shipyard hopes

Early indications of a deal to re-open Appledore shipyard in North Devon, mothballed for 16 months, have been welcomed by the GMB as great news for the community. It said it understood that a deal in principle had finally been struck, although “it is not yet clear which consortium has been successful”. There would be a 60-day grace period while final terms are settled,.

Ross Murdoch, GMB national officer and CSEU national chair, said: “GMB and sister CSEU trade unions have worked round the clock to make sure this famous shipyard was not consigned to the scrapheap. But UK shipbuilding is still on the brink. The Tories must stop their ridiculous plan to build the next wave of Royal Navy support ships overseas and let them be built in UK yards instead.”

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