The long-term future of thousands of Scottish-based defence workers has been thrown into doubt following the spectacular collapse of a £30 billion proposed merger involving the UK's largest defence contractor.
The long-term future of thousands of Scottish-based defence workers has been thrown into doubt following the spectacular collapse of a £30 billion proposed merger involving the UK's largest defence contractor.
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Kate Devlin UK Political Correspondent
Fears emerged after the planned tie-up between BAE Systems and its European rival EADS was called off, with Germany being blamed for the breakdown of negotiations.
Former Labour Defence Secretary Lord Reid of Cardowan blamed a "failure of politics" and his party called on the UK Government to hold urgent talks on the future of the defence industry.
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