Unite’s reaction to Tory proposals to cut 25% off the MOD’s budget

Bernie Hamilton, Unite’s national officer for aerospace and shipbuilding, said:

“Liam Fox’s proposals can only mean one thing, thousands of skilled manufacturing jobs are now at risk. A cut of 25% off the MOD’s budget means a cut to the procurement budget, potentially the cancellation of the aircraft carrier contract or Typhoon.

“The Tories would devastate Britain’s defence manufacturing base. Tory political dogma of purchasing off- the- shelf defence equipment will consign tens of thousands of skilled workers to the dole queue and hand the UK’s defence needs to other nations and companies from overseas.”