1,775 shipyard jobs to go in UK
UK defence giant BAE Systems is to axe 1,775 jobs across its naval ships business and end shipbuilding at one of Britain's most historic yards.
The firm said 940 jobs will be lost in Portsmouth, on the south coast, and a further 835 in Glasgow, Rosyth and Filton, near Bristol.
Shipbuilding operations will end in Portsmouth in the second half of next year, but an engineering team will be retained to support the new Type 26 warships, which will be built in Glasgow.
BAE said it remained committed to continued investment in Portsmouth as the centre of its maritime services and high-end naval equipment and combat systems businesses.
BAE said it was being hit by a “significant” reduction in workload following the peak of activity on the current aircraft carrier programme.
The grim news was given to workers at a series of meetings at 11am across the affected sites, before they were allowed to go home for the rest of the day.
