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

Dubai meeting in November revealed in departmental minutes

The Guardian - UK

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

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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.

Chronicle Live

How P&O Ferries broke the law – and what the consequences might be

P&O admits choosing an illegal course with its mass sackings, but will ministers do anything about it?

The Guardian - UK

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.

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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

Evening Standard Comment: We must help equip Ukraine to fight on

Throughout the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Joe Biden has been careful to avoid a dangerous escalation, or as he put it, World War III.

Evening Standard

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

The ferry company sacked 800 workers without notice last week

Liverpool Echo

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

The Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

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

Belfast Live

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

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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”

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson says ‘brazen’ P&O Ferries CEO should resign immediately over sackings

Boris Johnson has backed calls for the “brazen” P&O Ferries chief executive to resign over the sacking of 800 staff.

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The Independent UK

P&O Ferries - live: Boris Johnson calls for CEO to resign

PM backs Grant Shapps in calling for Peter Hebblethwaite to quit

The Guardian - UK

Inflation pressures hit consumer confidence; Moscow stock market falls back – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Independent UK

Grants Shapps calls for P&O CEO to resign after he knowingly broke law over staff sackings

Transport secretary says company boss showed ‘brazen, breathtaking, incredible arrogance’

Daily Record

A once-respected firm's reputation is utterly sunk

Record View says such brutality, leaving scars that will never heal, showed contempt for a loyal and decent workforce.

Daily Mirror

P&O DID deliberately break law over shameful mass sackings as CEO in shameful admission

P&O boss Peter Hebblethwaite admits the firm deliberately broke the law to sack 800 staff as ferry fatcat says he’d do it again and also admits replacements’ low pay

The Guardian - UK

P&O Ferries may not regret breaking law, but the UK should regret dealing with its owner

Dubai’s DP World has proved itself an unfit partner for Britain’s freeport programme

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries CEO acknowledges ignoring UK rules in firing 786

The head of a ferry operator at the center of a bitter labor dispute stunned U.K. lawmakers when he acknowledged that the company chose to ignore the law and labor contracts when it fired 786 workers without consulting with them in advance

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