Preparations for a no-deal Brexit have come under fresh scrutiny after it emerged a £13.8million ferry contract was awarded to a firm with no ships. The firm is aiming to operate freight ferries from Ramsgate to the Belgian port of Ostend, to reduce the pressure on Dover in case of a cliff-edge exit. Preparations for a no-deal Brexit have come under fresh scrutiny after a ferry contract was awarded to a company with no ships. French firm Brittany Ferries and Danish company DFDS will also receive public money to run ferry services across the Channel. 'The Government could, and should, take the threat of a no-deal Brexit off the table.

Source: Daily Mail December 30, 2018 20:26 UTC