News / Whitehall splashes out £30m to help ports, roads and rail cope with Brexit

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Government grants to help ports prepare for a no-deal Brexit have been welcomed by operators, but the British Ports Association (BPA) claims only a trade deal with the EU will avoid disruption.

The Department for Transport (DfT) announced this morning it had issued £30m to be spent on upgrades to port infrastructure and road and rail links, with transport secretary Grant Shapps saying: “We are leaving the EU on 31 October, and we will be prepared whatever the circumstances.”

He added: “As the ...