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The UK government signed freight contracts worth as much as 87 million pounds ($110 million) to help ensure supplies of vital medicines amid concerns about post-Brexit disruptions.
The contracts will be fulfilled by Brittany Ferries, DFDS A/S, P&O and Stena Line Travel Group AB, and will be provided across 13 routes, according to an emailed statement from the Department for Transport.
Concerns about the supply of vital drugs amid a disorderly exit from the European Union have been growing, even as Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU negotiators hint that a deal can be done before the October 31 Brexit deadline.