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Mr Haqqani notes that Saudi political, economic and military support has underpinned this reliance for decades.

They said this would include auditing and inspecting the source code and recommendation system underpinning the app, and rebuilding it for US users using only US user data.

It also says that foreign firms with "bids underpinned by low wages" will always beat UK shipyards on cost, but the social and economic value of Ferguson Marine to Inverclyde "is incalculable".

The saga that led to this point is well-known in Scotland but the reasons underpinning it remain hotly contested.

They point to the fact that democracy was only restored in 1985 after two decades of military rule to underpin their argument.