The cross-party summit on the future of Ferguson’s was hosted by the GMB
Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes, who represented the government, had previous involvement with Ferguson’s in her former role as finance secretary.
BBC News understands she was instrumental in the departure of Tim Hair, the £2,500 a day “turnaround director” who left Ferguson’s in 2022 after the workforce had threatened a vote of no-confidence in him and his management team.
Inverclyde Council leader Stephen McCabe, local MSP Stuart McMillan, Ferguson’s interim chief executive John Petticrew and MSPs from the Scottish Conservatives and Scottish Labour also attended.
Mr McCabe said the area could not afford the yard to close.
“It was a positive meeting but I’m not counting my chickens because tough decisions need to be made and they need to be made in a matter of weeks, not months,” he said.
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