The first minister will give evidence to MSPs over two delayed and overbudget CalMac ships.
The build for the two ships, Glen Sannox and the unnamed Hull 802, soon ran into trouble, with the yard going back into administration again in 2019.The Glen Sannox ferry has still not been delivered
She said: "The buck stops with me and I have never tried to shy away from that on any issue. I am not defending the cost overruns or the delay to the construction of these ferries, it is completely unacceptable."Derek Mackay was transport minister when he approved the contract award He said he also took responsibility, but that he believed at the time that some of the financial risks had been mitigated by other means.
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