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This is the best summary I could come up with:


The Beith site assembles and distributes the Storm Shadow and Brimstone missiles being sent to Ukraine by the Ministry of Defence, which said the strikes would not affect supplies for the war.

“A two-tier culture has been allowed to embed itself in this workplace and risks good working relationships now and in the future,” said Louise Gilmour, GMB Scotland secretary.

Pre-planned contingency measures are being implemented at DM Beith to ensure the continued safe and compliant operation of the site,” a spokesperson said.

“The supplies you ensure are a lifesaver for civilians in cities under constant attack by Russian forces, as well as for the brave Ukrainian military on the frontline,” Volynets wrote.

DE&S, which employs 11,500 people, recently came under intense criticism from MPs on the Conservative-led defence select committee at the House of Commons.

Mark Francois, the Tory MP who led the committee’s inquiry, said the MoD’s defence procurement systems were “broken” and in need of wholesale reform, a change made more acute and pressing by the war in Ukraine.


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