Unite's reaction to Tory proposals to cut 25 per cent off the MoD's
budget
8th October 2009
Bernie Hamilton, Unite's national officer for aerospace and
shipbuilding, said: "Liam Fox's proposals can only mean one thing,
thousands of skilled manufacturing jobs are now at risk. A cut of
25 per cent from the MoD's budget means a cut to the procurement
budget, potentially even the cancellation of the aircraft carrier
contract or Typhoon.
"The Tories would devastate Britain's defence manufacturing
base. Tory political dogma of purchasing off- the- shelf defence
equipment will consign tens of thousands of skilled workers to the
dole queue and hand the UK's defence needs to other nations
and companies from overseas."
ENDS
Contact: Ciaran Naidoo on 07768 931 315
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