Concern that work on multimillion MoD order for type-26 frigates,expected to start this year, may not start until 2017Shipworkers on the Clyde in Glasgow are gearing up for a battle to save their jobs, and amid fears the government is backsliding on a pledge to supply a regular stream of orders to safeguard the industry in what is being described as a potential hammer blow to British shipbuilding.
Work on new type-26 frigates ordered by the Ministry of Defence,in a deal announced by David Cameron, had been expected to start this year, or but there are concerns it could be delayed until 2017.
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Source: theguardian.com