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We haven't been able to take payment You must update your payment details via My Account or by clicking update payment details to keep your subscription. Act now to keep your subscription We've tried to contact you several times as we haven't been able to take payment. You must update your payment details via My Account or by clicking update payment details to keep your subscription. Your subscription is due to terminate We've tried to contact you several times as we haven't been able to take payment. You must update your payment details via My Account, otherwise your subscription will terminate. Sunday June 2 2024 The historic shipyard that built the Titanic could face closure amid reports of an intense government "row" over its future. Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, is expected to block a financial support package designed to keep the Harland & Wolff shipbuilding company in Belfast afloat. Government insiders have voiced serious fears that the 162-year-old firm could collapse as a result, marking the end of centuries of shipbuilding in the city. Harland & Wolff has a £1.6 billion contract to construct Royal Navy ships. Its demise could mean that navy vessels are built in the Spanish port of Cadiz. No warship in British naval history has been made by a foreign yard, although large fleet support vessels can be constructed overseas. Rishi Sunak visited the shipyard in 2022. Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, may veto state support of the shipyard, although sources say negotiations are continuing CHARLES MCQUILLAN/GETTY IMAGE Harland & Wolff has had financial
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