Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney face calls to give evidence to ferries probe

The unfinished Glen Sannox Caledonian Macbrayne ferry in the Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow. Photo: PA

THE First Minister and Deputy First Minister should be asked to give oral evidence to a committee of MSPs investigating the delayed Ferguson Marine ferries, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have said.

The party’s economy spokesperson, Willie Rennie, said that Nicola Sturgeon, John Swinney and former infrastructure secretary Keith Brown should join former transport secretary Derek Mackay in giving evidence at Holyrood’s Public Audit Committee.