Jeremy Corbyn said a Labour Government would revisit abandoned plans for a Frigate Factory on the Clyde.

Yard owners BAE scaled back their investment plans for the Clyde yards which would have seen them capable to building one frigate a year.

Mr Corbyn said under a Labour Government in the future the plans would be revisited.

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He said: “We would revisit the issue of the building of the frigate factory. That was a clear opportunity to safeguard the future of the Clyde.”

The Labour leader was in Govan calling for the Royal Fleet Auxilliary ships that the UK Government is putting out to international tender to be built in UK yards.

He said the UK Government was “trashing the tradition” of shipbuilding in the UK by offering the contract for the three ships to overseas firms to be built in other countries.

Mr Corbyn added: “We are calling for the Government to guarantee that these three new ships for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary will be built in domestic shipyards.

“Building these ships in Britain would benefit those working in and supporting our world-class shipbuilding industry.”

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He said the only thing preventing them being build in the UK was the decisions of Government minister.

He said the ships come under EU procurement rules which eh said allows for “almost unlimited freedom of action over defence procurement.”

His call was backed by Glasgow’s sole Labour MP who said the UK economy would benefit.

Paul Sweeney, Labour Glasgow North East MP, said: “One thing we have seen from reports about shipbuilding is 37% of money spent comes back to the economy. It is important the Government takes stock of that.

“We have also seen the building of the aircraft carriers across three yards. The RFA ships should absolutely be built in the UK. It’s not charity it makes sound economic sense.”

He said the Frigate Factory could be revisited but it needs other plans in place to allow it to be funded.

Adding: “The key challenge just now is funding it from in year spend from Mod orders.

“We need a state investment bank offering long term los cost loans to enable he investment.”

The SNP said Labour has a history of broken promises on shipbuilding on the Clyde.

The party said by campaigning against independence in 2014 Labour left shipbuilding in the hands of the Tories.

Bill Kidd Anniesland SNP MSP, said: “Jeremy Corbyn has some brass neck coming to Glasgow to make more empty statements on shipbuilding.

“Workers on the Clyde and people across Scotland haven’t forgotten Labour’s betrayal of the industry in 2014, making promises they couldn’t keep in order to shore up votes in their grubby alliance with the Tories.”