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Anas Sarwar has said a Scottish Labour government at Holyrood would ensure buses and ferries are built in Scotland.
The party leader blasted John Swinney for failing to come up with an industrial strategy that will allow Scottish manufacturing firms to thrive.
It comes after the SNP Government this week announced a £4 million furlough scheme for the bus company in the hopes of keeping operations open in Scotland, while unions, local politicians and civic leaders have urged ministers to directly award a key ferry contract to the Port Glasgow shipyard.
The GMB union has co-ordinated an open letter urging the First Minister to hand the deal to Ferguson – which was rescued from administration in 2019 and has since been mired in controversy relating to the l