UK awards £13.8m ferry contract to company with no ships, in event of no-deal Brexit

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The UK's Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has defended awarding a contract for ferry services in the event of a no-deal Brexit to a company that has never run a Channel service.

Awarding a £13.8 million contract for no-deal Brexit ferry services to a company with no ships is an example of the Government "supporting new business", Chris Grayling has said.