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Friday, June 18, 2010

Doubt thrown over future of submarines

Astute classWeeks before the general election, the Labour government announced a £300m contract allowing BAE to start on a fifth Astute-class submarine, Agamemnon, and to order some long-lead items for the sixth boat, Anson.

But now the new coalition government has thrown doubt over the submarines by saying they will be included in the SDSR.

David Cameron made the announcement in response to a question from Barrow and Furness MP John Woodcock during Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday.

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