DfT's no-deal Brexit ferry contract was worth GBP 46.6 million © Maritime Photographic
UK Government cancels remaining no-deal Brexit ferries contracts
May 01 2019
FerryAs if the fiasco surrounding the UK Government’s no-deal Brexit ferries contracts couldn’t get any worse, comes news today that the Department for Transport (DfT) has cancelled its contracts with Brittany Ferries and DFDS to provide increased services for ‘essential’ freight cargoes on its routes between the UK and Europe. This latest move is expected to cost UK taxpayers GBP 50 million.
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