Pro-Brexit supporters rally outside the Houses of Parliament in central London on March 29, 2019 after MPs voted down the government’s Brexit deal for a third time. – British MPs on Friday rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s EU divorce deal for a third time, opening the way for a long delay to Brexit — or a potentially catastophic “no deal” withdrawal in two weeks. (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP)
A ferry firm that has signed a contract to ship critical products to Britain in the event of a no-deal Brexit on Friday launched the first of its extra services.
France’s Brittany Ferries will run 20 additional weekly cross-Channel sailings to transport essential goods like medicines.
The first extra service set sail Friday from Portsmouth to Le Havre.
Brittany Ferries is boosting the number of crossings on three of its existing routes between Britain and France under a more than £100-million ($130-million, 115-million-euro) government contract originally shared with two…
