The delay in deploying HMS Dragon are the result of 'cost-cutting' measures introduced last year, the Prospect Union has suggested. The union alleges that the Portsmouth naval base has altered its around-the-clock staffing model in favour of a standard 9-to-5, weekday-only operation - which is disputed by the MoD and private contractor Serco. The HMS Dragon vessel is being prepared to leave Portsmouth and head to the Mediterranean to defend a British military base, but the ship might not even