THE TORIES were accused of a “betrayal of Scottish shipyards” today after leaked documents suggested three new naval support ships could be built abroad.

Shipbuilding companies in Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, South Korea and Spain attended a recent Ministry of Defence industry day for the £1 billion Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) contract. A number of UK-based shipbuilders were present too.

General union GMB, which obtained the details of the event through a Freedom of Information request, said workers were being “sold down the river.”