P&O is suing the UK government after the Department for Transport ( DfT ) awarded £ 33 m ( $ 42.6 ##m ) to its competitor , Eurotunnel , in settlement for not having considered the company for no - deal Brexit scenario shipping contracts . However, we do not believe that the payment of £33m of public money to Eurotunnel to settle its legal challenge to these plans is fair or reasonable. P&O says this was illegal and puts them at a competitive disadvantage , as the money is to be invested in improving Eurotunnel ’s capacity in the UK . The DfT awarded more than £ 100 m of contracts to Brittany Line , DFDS and Seaborne Freight for extra capacity across the English Channel in a no - deal UK deal .
P&O is suing the UK government after the Department for Transport ( DfT ) awarded £ 33 m ( $ 42.6 ##m ) to its competitor , Eurotunnel , in settlement for not having considered the company for no - deal Brexit scenario shipping contracts . P&O says this was illegal and puts them at a competitive disadvantage , as the money is to be invested in improving Eurotunnel ’s capacity in the UK . The DfT awarded more than £ 100 m of contracts to Brittany Line , DFDS and Seaborne Freight for extra capacity across the English Channel in a no - deal UK deal .