MoD to revive Belfast shipbuilding with contract for three naval vessels
by Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#66WAF)
Rishi Sunak announces 1.6bn contract led by shipyard Harland and Wolff that will create 900 jobs in Belfast
Shipbuilding is to be revived in Belfast after 20 years as part of a 1.6bn Ministry of Defence contract for three new naval vessels, Rishi Sunak has announced.
A consortium led by the shipyard Harland and Wolff has secured the preferred bidder status which will create 1,200 jobs across three companies, 900 of which will be in Belfast.
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