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Workers anger at shipyard threat

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Plans have been drawn up for the possible closure of two Royal Navy shipyards, after work is finished on two giant aircraft carriers. BVT which owns the Scotstoun and Govan yards in Glasgow says the Ministry of Defence is willing to pay for thousands of redundancies.

These workers at the Govan yard gave their reaction.

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