UK’s The Mirror UK’s Campaigners have urged the British Government not to slap British workers with a double betrayal by ordering foreign steel for a shipbuilding deal handed to a Spanish-led bid. Unions and MPs were furious in December when the GBP 1.6 billion contract for three Fleet Solid Support vessels was awarded to the Team Resolute consortium, led by Madrid-based Navantia. Now, unions want the Government to guarantee only UK-made steel will be used for the 709 feet 40,000-tonne Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels, which will resupply Royal Navy warships with food, ammunition and explosives. Prospect Union General Secretary Mr Mike Clancy has written to Defence Secretary Mr Ben Wallace urging him to insist the shipbuilders only use British steel. Mr Clancy wrote “It is deeply disappointing that the deal has been awarded to a Spanish-led consortium over a British-led Team UK bid, which would have created many more skilled jobs here in the UK, made the largest contribution to the UK Exchequer and allowed HM Treasury to gain revenue from potential export orders.” Blasting the short-sighted decision, Mr Clancy has called on Mr Wallace to confirm the government will be seeking cast-iron and legally enforceable guarantees from Team Resolute on1. The share of the work that will take place in the UK2. The proportion of the total contract value that will be spent in the UK3. That British steel will be used to build the FSS ships
UK’s The Mirror UK’s Campaigners have urged the British Government not to slap British workers with a double betrayal by ordering foreign steel for a shipbuilding deal handed to a Spanish-led bid. Unions and MPs were furious in December when the GBP 1.6 billion contract for three Fleet Solid Support vessels was awarded to the Team Resolute consortium, led by Madrid-based Navantia. Now, unions want the Government to guarantee only UK-made steel will be used for the 709 feet 40,000-tonne Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels, which will resupply Royal Navy warships with food, ammunition and explosives. Prospect Union General Secretary Mr Mike Clancy has written to Defence Secretary Mr Ben Wallace urging him to insist the shipbuilders only use British steel. Mr Clancy wrote “It is deeply disappointing that the deal has been awarded to a Spanish-led consortium over a British-led Team UK bid, which would have created many more skilled jobs here in the UK, made the largest contribution to the UK Exchequer and allowed HM Treasury to gain revenue from potential export orders.” Blasting the short-sighted decision, Mr Clancy has called on Mr Wallace to confirm the government will be seeking cast-iron and legally enforceable guarantees from Team Resolute on1. The share of the work that will take place in the UK2. The proportion of the total contract value that will be spent in the UK3. That British steel will be used to build the FSS ships
