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John Swinney has been urged to "fight for Fergusons" by directly awarding a CalMac ferry replacement contract to the embattled shipyard. ‌

It comes as community leaders from Inverclyde and trade unions published an open letter to the First Minister calling for a replacement for the ageing Lord of the Isles ferry to be built in Port Glasgow. ‌

The campaign has been organised by the GMB union and is supported by a cross-party group of politicians including Inverclyde Council leader Stephen McCabe and Greenock MSP Stuart McMillan. ‌

Ferguson Marine was nationalised by SNP ministers in 2019 after the business came close to collapse while building two CalMac ferries, the Glen Sannox and Glen Rosa.

The boats were ordered as long ago as 2015 but a combination of design changes

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