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Tuesday, 12 February 2019

BBC News

• Government sued over no-deal ferry contractsThe government is being sued for its decision to charter firms to run extra ferries, including one with no ships, in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

The Guardian

• Grayling urged to quit as spending on Brexit ferry deal consultants revealedTransport secretary had told MPs no money went on £13.8m Seaborne Freight contract

The Independent

• Chris Grayling refuses to resign over ferry contract fiasco after being branded 'off the Richter scale of incompetence'Transport secretary told he is 'rewriting the textbook on ministerial incompetence' amid row over Seaborne Freight deal

Times Online

• Chris Grayling faces Commons grilling over axed ferry contract [Subscription]Chris Grayling has been accused of “rewriting the textbook for ministerial incompetence” as he faced questions over his handling of a controversial no-deal Brexit ferry contract.

Sky News

• Bristol Port hopes to profit from a Brexit boostBristol Port says it has put aside land to help other major UK ports in the event of disruption caused by a no-deal Brexit. 

London Evening Standard

• Chris Grayling defends handing no deal Brexit ferry contract to Seaborne Freight - the firm with no shipsTransport secretary Chris Grayling has defended the government's decision to hand a £13.8million Brexit ferry contract to a company with no ships, saying