Grayling defends giving Brexit ferry contract to company with no ships

Transport secretary says Seaborne Freight’s £13.8m deal is support for new UK businessChris Grayling has defended his decision to award a £13.8m contract to charter extra ferries to a “start-up” company that has no ships, as part of no-deal Brexit preparations.The transport secretary said he would “make no apologies for supporting a new British business” after widespread criticism of the award of the contract to the British firm Seaborne Freight, which h