Boris Johnson should hand a £1.5billion contract to build Royal Navy supply ships to British firms if he is serious about “levelling up”, MPs were warned tonight.
The Prime Minister has pledged to tackle the wealth gulf between communities after winning former Labour strongholds at last December's election.
Union chiefs and local leaders urged him to repay voters' faith by committing to build three Fleet Solid Support vessels in the UK – and snub bids from foreign rivals.
Plymouth Council boss Tudor Evans told the Commons Defence Select Committee: “If 'levelling up' is to work we need to make sure that work that's currently intended to go abroad doesn't go abroad but is used to back UK shipbuilding. “There are skills here, talent here,
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