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 .
P&O is suing the UK government after the Department for Transport (DfT) awarded £33m ($42.6m) 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 facilities in the UK. The DfT awarded more than £100m of contracts to Brittany Ferries, DFDS and Seaborne Freight for extra capacity across the English Channel in a no-deal Brexit scenario.