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Portsmouth council leader reaction on BAE shipbuilding cuts

Gerald Vernon-Jackson, Lib Dem leader of Portsmouth City Council says: "It's dangerous for the defence of the country and dangerous for the Royal Navy" and claims it's "clearly a political decision by ministers" following the announcement that BAE may cut more than 1,000 jobs between Portsmouth and the Govan and Scotstoun yards in Glasgow.

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