HMS Mersey sails at sea while monitoring a Russian warship in the distance
A Royal Navy ship monitors a Russian frigate in the North Sea. Three new warships have been commissioned. Photograph: MoD Crown Copyright/PA
A Royal Navy ship monitors a Russian frigate in the North Sea. Three new warships have been commissioned. Photograph: MoD Crown Copyright/PA
Troubled Scottish steel supplier raises questions over Royal Navy contracts

Liberty Steel Dalzell plant in Motherwell with order for 34,000 tonnes of metal plate to build three warships has struggled to pay bills

The Royal Navy is facing questions over whether three new warships will be built with British steel as its Scottish supplier faces deepening financial difficulties.