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Carrier contracts delay brings benefit to shipyard

The expected two-year delay in bringing the Royal Navy's two new aircraft carriers into service will not be bad news for the Govan and Rosyth shipyards contracted to start building the vessels early next year, according to a Scottish MP.

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TORCUIL CRICHTON, Chief UK political correspondent

The expected two-year delay in bringing the Royal Navy's two new aircraft carriers into service will not be bad news for the Govan and Rosyth shipyards contracted to start building the vessels early next year, according to a Scottish MP.