BBC NEWS: "John McAllion, who has been confirmed as the Scottish Socialist Party candidate, said he would be contacting trades unionists in an attempt to start a boycott of the company.

'Thousands of people in the region will suffer because of Lexmark's drive to increase their profits,' he said.

'We are going to hit Lexmark where it hurts; in the balance sheets.

'I am calling on the people of Scotland to rally to the side of the Lexmark workers and boycott the company's products.'"