£33 million to keep Eurotunnel happy.
bbc.com/news/business-47414699
And also today, the National Audit Office reported on the partial privatisation of the probation services, when Chris Grayling was the Justice Secretary:
theguardian.com/society/201 … on-changes
“Amyas Morse, the NAO chief, said: “The ministry set itself up to fail in how it approached probation reforms. Its rushed rollout created significant risks that it was unable to manage.
“Not only have these failings been extremely costly for taxpayers, but we have seen the number of people on short sentences recalled to prison skyrocket.””
“A review of Chris Grayling’s Transforming Rehabilitation programme, published on Friday, added that the number of people on short sentences recalled to jail had soared and the termination of contracts with private probation companies would cost at least £171m.”
EDIT> and hes still Transport Secretary.... wonder what he has in store for US next? These two, after he failed to question and oversee the changes to rail timetables last May, makes for a pattern doesnt it?