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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

Union warns of threat to Harland & Wolff jobs if Treasury vetoes £200m support

Picture of a modern prefab building in a yard bearing the Harland & Wolff name and logo, with a huge yellow crane in the background
Harland & Wolff in Belfast has won a joint venture to supply auxiliary vessels to the Royal Navy. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP/Getty Images

A union representing workers at the historic Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast has written to the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, warning that doubts over financial support for the company are putting jobs in jeopardy.

The GMB said workers were concerned by claims that a £200m export guarantee could be blocked by the Treasury, despite having the backing of the ministries for defence, business and trade, and Northern Ireland.

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