Senior Cabinet ministers were called to a meeting on Thursday to discuss Carillion’s future, in yet another sign the Government is preparing for the outsourcer’s collapse after having revealed earlier this week it has drawn up contingency plans.
It is thought that top figures from various departments attended the meeting, including Business Secretary Greg Clark, Transport Minister Jo Johnson and Justice Minister Rory Stewart.
Ministers reportedly discussed the contingency plans in place should Carillion collapse, news of which first emerged on Wednesday during Cabinet Office orals.
Unions representing hundreds of workers at Carillion called on the government yesterday to make plans to take over its public sector contracts to ensure jobs are not lost at the troubled construction and buildings maintenance company according to the Times.
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