Yard campaigners visit conference

Campaigners are renewing their call for new ship orders for a Cumbrian yard at the Labour Party conference.
The BAE Systems yard in Barrow is currently involved in building submarines for the Royal Navy.

It is also bidding to be part of a multi-billion pound aircraft carrier building programme.

Members of the Keep our Future Afloat Campaign are at the conference in Manchester and will be speaking of the role Barrow has in future work.