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. P&O argues that this put its business at a "competitive disadvantage". The case has been brought by the British Shipbuilders Association (BSA), which represents shipyards, against the government, DfT, the European Commission and the EU executive.
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 case has been brought by the British Shipbuilders Association (BSA), which represents shipyards, against the government, DfT, the European Commission and the EU executive.