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Nicola Sturgeon accused of lying over claims SNP government saved 400 jobs at Fergusons

Nicola Sturgeon has been accused of lying over claims the Scottish Government saved over 400 jobs at the Fergusons Shipyard.

Business tycoon Jim McColl, who previously owned Fergusons, said it was untrue the shipyard would have closed if it had not been nationalised by the SNP government in 2019.

The First Minister said in an interview the shipyard would have shut and hundreds of jobs lost if the government had not stepped in.

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