The Unite union has claimed a decision over the building of a new Mersey Ferry is a "complete betrayal" of local workers.
This morning the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority made a major announcement that a new Mersey Ferry would be built for the first time in 60 years.
The announcement from the CA said it was "expected that the state-of-the-art new vessel will be constructed at the historic Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, supporting jobs, apprenticeships and development opportunities for the region." The release said that Cammell Laird would work with Dutch naval engineering firm Damen on the project, which would also see one of the existing vessels upgraded.
