£33 Million For Eurotunnel - How Does Grayling Keep His Job ?

[Gromit]

Chris Grayling MP, as part of the Government’s omnishambles Brexit planning awarded contracts to cross channel ferry operators (including one with no boats).
EuroTunnel took the Government to Court arguing the contracts were awarded unfairly.
In an out of Court Settlement, the Governmentare handing over £33Million to EuroTunnel to avoid further embarrassment. Grayling keeps his job somehow.

// The government will pay £33m to Eurotunnel in an agreement to settle a lawsuit over extra ferry services in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
In December, the Department for Transport (DfT) contracted three suppliers to provide additional freight capacity on ferries for lorries.

But Eurotunnel said the contracts were handed out in a "secretive" way.
Mr Grayling said: "While it is disappointing that Eurotunnel chose to take legal action on contracts in place to ensure the smooth supply of vital medicines, I am pleased that this agreement will ensure the Channel Tunnel is ready for a post-Brexit world."

However, had it gone to court, Eurotunnel was going to argue that the DfT had ample time to for a full, public tender process, and could have foreseen all Brexit eventualities from at least the date on which Article 50 was triggered in 2017.

Sources familiar with the case say the government was essentially "held over a barrel" by Eurotunnel, and was left with little choice but to settle. //

[agchristie]

Big discussion on Jeremy Vine R2 show a short time ago!

One contributor said he would be sacked in any sector including the voluntary one!

Question was repeatedly asked 'Is he the worst Minister of all time'!

He is a hard act to follow in the incompetence stakes.

[Canary42]

Just another expensive Brexit Blunder - get used to them, there's many more to come.

[johnny.5]

("how does he keep his job ?")

same way May has kept hers
nobody else wants it

[ToraToraTora]

it's only a 10th of what we give your buddies in the EUSSR every week gromit, you don't seem too bothered about that.

[agchristie]

You have yo give him some credit though.He ran May's PM campaign very well indeed!

Well,it was a walkover ;-)

[youngmafbog]

Money is nothing really.

However Grayling is yet another incompetents just like the vast majority of the 650 of them.

[Zacs-Master]

Ah, yes, that would be the incompetents who are about to gain complete control over us, wouldn't it?

[youngmafbog]

Better than the corrupt incompetents you would rather us have. At least they are our incompetents and can be slung out, unlike the unelected mob you pray to.

Without the EU to blame perhaps we just might get a better calibre of politician in the UK.

[Gromit]

Tora,
It is also not as much as Boris Johnson’s Garden Bridge that was never build, but has cost the Tax Payer £53Million. Another incompetent who should be barred from public office.

[Zacs-Master]

You're kidding yourself. The belief that, come March 29th (or whenever B happens), our politicians will suddenly all become altruistic, dedicated & competent is pure fantasy.
As for corruption, have you forgotten the Expenses Scandal ?

[youngmafbog]

I'm sure your God Jezza will be wonderful on No 10 eh Gromit?

[youngmafbog]

As usual ZM you have just launched in with your usual sneering attack.

"You're kidding yourself. The belief that, come March 29th (or whenever B happens), our politicians will suddenly all become altruistic, dedicated & competent is pure fantasy. "

Where did I say it would happen immediately? I didnt did I and only a fool would think that especially since an election isnt due for a while.

"As for corruption, have you forgotten the Expenses Scandal ?"

No, not at all. But again we can and have dealt with it and have the option to remove them unlike the unelected unaccountable mob in the EU.

[ToraToraTora]

barring people from public office eh Gromit, slippery slope that one. If the public elect someone then that's their choice. Plenty of eejits in the commons who'd never get a proper job. Still I know you are not a fan of democracy, the stupid people must have what is right for them imposed eh?

[ToraToraTora]

get some nails and jelly YMB.

[Zacs-Master]

What's 'jelly and nails' about criticising someone who voted leave, calling the very people they want to lead us 'incompetents just like the vast majority of the 650 of them'.

As for the expenses scandal and our ability to boot out those responsible, there were only a handful who resigned and weren't re elected. You need to take a look at Martin Williams's book 'Parliament Ltd'.

It seems we are either very forgiving of our MP's dishonesty or we ignore them. Either way, to paint an idealistic picture of a post Brexit parliament, at whatever timescale, is pure fantasy.

[youngmafbog]

"Either way, to paint an idealistic picture of a post Brexit parliament, at whatever timescale, is pure fantasy."

I disagree. President Trump has proven change can be done and the NWO liberal elite stuck out on their backsides.

[Zacs-Master]

Now you really are being silly.

[youngmafbog]

Ah, the usual supercilious attitude.

[Zacs-Master]

It's difficult to adopt any other tone when faced with such unfounded and completely inaccurate statements.

Leaving aside Trump, how do you reconcile voting to leave with your opinion that nearly all 650MPs are incompetent?

[johnny.5]

what does supercilious mean?