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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Craig Paton

Ferries contract decision was not politically motivated, says ex-minister Mackay

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Former finance secretary Derek Mackay has rejected claims the awarding of a contract for two ferries – which are over budget and late – was politically motivated.

Mr Mackay, who quit the Scottish Cabinet in 2020 after messages he sent to a 16-year-old boy were made public by the Scottish Sun, was the transport minister who awarded the contract to Ferguson Marine in Port Glasgow in 2015.

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