700 Rolls-Royce workers left high and dry by UK Government, MP says
Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.The 700 Rolls-Royce workers threatened with redundancy have been abandoned by the UK Government, MP Gavin Newlands has said.The aerospace giant announced in May it was axing 700 jobs at its Inchinnan plant - more than half of the 1,300-strong workforce, blaming the global downturn following the coronavirus pandemic.But Mr Newlands says the UK Government appears to “have given up” on trying to save these jobs following a letter from UK Minister for Business and Industry Nadhim Zahawi.The MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North says Mr Zahawi has failed to identify any specific support for the plant when pushed for targeted relief.“To say I am disappointed with the UK