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Chris McCall

John Swinney under pressure in Cal Mac ferry fiasco as documents point to his involvement

John Swinney is under mounting pressure to explain his role in the Cal Mac ferry fiasco that has cost taxpayers millions of pounds.

The Deputy First Minister was revealed yesterday to have given ultimate approval in 2015 to the disastrous deal to build two new ferries at the Ferguson Marine shipyard.

Neither vessel has been finished almost seven years later and the business had to be nationalised in 2019 after massive cost overruns on the project forced the yard into administration.

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