THE UK Government has paid Eurotunnel £33million over ferry contracts it handed out to shipping companies as part of no deal Brexit plans. PUBLISHED: 10:20, Fri, Mar 1, 2019 | UPDATED: 10:22, Fri, Mar 1, 2019 UK Government pays Eurotunnel £33m over Brexit no deal preparations (Image: EXPRESS) Eurotunnel claimed it did not have a chance to compete for the contracts as they were handed out in a “secretive” way. One of the contracts was handed to Seaborne Freight, despite having no ships and having never run a ferry service. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling faced calls to resign after the bungle, which led to the £13.8million contract being cancelled. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS STORY. MORE TO FOLLOW. All rights reserved for this news site express.co.uk and under his responsibility