THERESA MAY faced a grilling over her government’s failure to support a historic Glasgow railway works at her final Prime Minister’s Questions today.

Glasgow North East MP Paul Sweeney raised the plight of the St Rollox works in Springburn, known as the Caley, which is set to close tomorrow after it completes its final lot of work.

We firmly believe that the future of the Caley can be secured with the necessary political will. #rallyroonthecaley

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— Unite Scotland (@UniteScotland) July 24, 2019

The intervention came as Scottish Labour and Unite launched a campaign video vowing to keep fighting for the site’s future.

Owner Gemini Rail Group says the site is no longer viable as new trains are being maintained and repaired by their manufacturers. But unions and opposition politicians fiercely protest this claim.

Labour’s Mr Sweeney branded Mutares, the German owner of Gemini, as an “asset-stripping” company and said the closure would end “163 years of engineering excellence and the jobs of 200 skilled workers.”

He told the Commons: “The Scottish and UK governments have both failed to intervene to save this strategic site since the closure was announced late last year. The workforce has been left devastated.

“Even though the Prime Minister is losing her own job today, it’s not too late for her to act now and to instruct the government to do everything it can to find a way to save these vital jobs and this historic railway works. Will she at least commit to doing that?”

Ms May replied: “I recognise the concern he is showing for his constituency  and the worry and concern shown for the people employed in the business that he has referred to.

“Whenever we see factory closures or closures of industrial sites government must act to ensure support is available for those who find themselves losing their jobs, should that be the case.”

The new video appeal includes an impassioned plea from the workforce to save the site.

Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard said: “The Caley rail works is a national asset and the SNP government should be prepared to step in and take it into public ownership to secure its future.

“It’s unforgivable for Nicola Sturgeon and the government she leads to sit in silence as the depot is set to close.”

Unite Scotland secretary Pat Rafferty said: “The last train from the current schedule of works will leave on Friday but we have not given up the fight to retain a successful future for the site — not by a long shot.”