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Tory minister Grant Shapps missed key 'window of opportunity' to help doomed P&O staff

Grant Shapps insisted he was not told of plans for mass lay-offs after minutes of a November meeting with top execs were published, but Labour said the government should have grasped the chance to intervene

Daily Mirror

Zelensky claims 16,000 Russians have been killed in Ukraine war as Moscow hints at scaling back ambitions

It comes after Moscow hinted at the possible scaling back of military operations

Evening Standard

P&O Ferries: questions raised over Grant Shapps’ meeting with DP World

Dubai meeting in November revealed in departmental minutes

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Grant Shapps was warned 4 months before P&O sackings that it planned cost-cutting changes, minutes show

Transport secretary knew ‘commercial decisions’ were looming - and asked DP World to keep him ‘informed’

The Independent UK

Shapps told about P&O ‘challenges’ but not redundancies in November meeting

New minutes show the Transport Secretary was told a new ‘low-cost competitor’ would cause issues.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson backs calls for P&O chief executive to stand down after admitting sackings broke the law

Peter Hebblethwaite admitted breaking employment law over the sacking of 800 workers without notice.

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New rail contract award to Go-Ahead branded ‘a sick joke’

Contract to run Britain’s biggest commuter rail network comes a week after £23.5m fine

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Downing Street calls for P&O Ferries chief executive to quit after ‘brazen’ comments

But spokesperson refuses to guarantee firm will be prosecuted under planned changes to the law

The Independent UK

PM backs calls for ‘brazen’ boss of P&O Ferries to quit

Peter Hebblethwaite admitted there was ‘no doubt’ his firm should have consulted unions before sacking 800 staff, but it did not.

The Independent UK

£1.5 billion boost for electric vehicles as BP and Government to build thousands more charging points

Energy giant BP and the UK government will now aim for up to a combined 60,000 sites

Evening Standard

Half of drivers say it is acceptable to use phone in car despite rule change

40% admit using their phone as a sat nav and one in three young drivers change music manually on their phone while driving

Wales Online

P&O Ferries boss urged to quit after 'brazen' comments about breaking the law

Chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite has been blasted after he admitted the firm broke the law

Daily Record

BP To Inject £1B In UK Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

BP plc (NYSE:BP) has announced a £1 billion investment for the U.K. electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure over ten (10) years. The investment, which will see a tripling of charging points by 2030, was unveiled during an official visit by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps to BP pulse's UK headquarters in Milton Keynes. It…

Benzinga

Government calls on P&O boss to resign after admitting sackings were 'illegal'

The ferry company sacked 800 workers without notice last week

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The Independent UK

Grant Shapps will host Ukrainian refugee family including grandmother, 75, boy, 6, and their dog

Transport secretary said he would learn some Ukrainian to make the refugee family welcome in his home

Nottingham Post

Driving law loophole stopped as new rule comes into place affecting motorists

Drivers could face a fine up to £1,000 and 6 points

Evening Standard

Grant Shapps takes in family of Ukrainian refugees

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Friday he had arranged to take in a family of Ukrainian refugees who contacted him on Facebook - a six-year-old boy, his mother, grandmother and the family dog, Max.

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson backs call for P&O Ferries boss to resign over mass sackings – as it happened

Latest updates: the prime minister supports an earlier call by the transport secretary for Peter Hebblethwaite to step down, his spokesman says

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The Independent UK

UK transport chief vows to reverse illegal ferry firings

Britain’s transport secretary has vowed to force a ferry operator to reverse the illegal firing of almost 800 workers, saying the company’s “brazen and breathtaking” decision to intentionally break the law wouldn’t be allowed to stand

Belfast Live

P&O Ferries: Transport Secretary calls for Chief Executive to resign after "knowingly breaking the law"

Chief Executive of P&O said new crews are being paid below the UK's minimum wage apart from on domestic routes

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson tells petrol retailers to ‘pass on’ fuel duty cut

Motorists have complained that some retailers are dragging their feet in making the price change

Birmingham Post

P&O Ferries boss called on to quit by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps after 'knowingly breaking the law'

The chief executive admitted that the new crews are being paid below the UK's minimum wage apart from on domestic routes

The Independent UK

Transport Secretary calls for P&O Ferries boss to quit

Grant Shapps said chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite should resign after his ‘brazen’ comments about ‘knowingly breaking the law’.

The Guardian - UK

Downing Street urges P&O Ferries boss to resign after 800 sackings

Government promises legislation to force company to reverse move and pay crew minimum wage

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson calls on P&O Ferries boss to resign over 'brazen' comments about breaking law

Boris Johnson has backed Transport Secretary Grant Shapps' call for chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite to quit over “breathtaking” comments about the company “knowingly breaking the law”

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