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Bank of England governor warns swings in commodity prices pose risk to market resilience – as it happened

Bailey warns commodity markets are area of greatest fragility in financial system as oil prices fall on Shanghai lockdown; Russian stocks drop and rouble strengthens

The Guardian - UK

P&O Ferries’ rivals to meet Government officials after staff sackings

DFDS and Stena Lines will hold talks with the Department for Transport

Wales Online

Grant Shapps preparing to ban P&O from using UK routes unless workers paid minimum wage

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has written the head of P&O Ferries to shame the boss into reversing the firm's bombshell decision about workers and to urge him to reverse cuts and pay staff minimum wage

Daily Mirror

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P&O Ferries’ rivals set to meet with officials after mass sacking of staff

DFDS and Stena Lines have been invited to meet with Department for Transport officials on Monday.

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps urges P&O Ferries to U-turn on sacking of 800 workers

The transport secretary is expected to close loopholes to ensure ferry companies pay the UK minimum wage

The Guardian - UK

P&O predicted £309m cost to consult with staff ahead of surprise sackings

A source for the ferry company said months of consultations would have undermined the business.

The Independent UK

RMT union to protest outside recruitment office linked to P&O job cuts

A demonstration will take place on Monday outside Clyde Marine Recruitment in Glasgow.

The Independent UK

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No sea experience needed, says P&O agency ad for crews

Stewards sought on Facebook to replace crew members sacked without notice

The Guardian - UK

Fears more ferry operators could follow P&O sackings

Growing concerns for job security in the ferry sector following sacking of 800 workers by P&O

Liverpool Echo

P&O scandal sparks 'race to the bottom' as rivals demand 'level playing field' over pay

Danish ferry firm DFDS has demanded a ‘level playing field’ over seafarers’ pay with Unions fearing more British jobs may be lost if the P&O sacking is not overturned

Daily Mirror

P&O ferry departs Scots port for first time since nearly 800 staff sacked by firm

Locals in Cairnryan, Dumfries and Galloway, told the Record that the European Highlander belonging to the scandal-hit companyleft the port at 3pm today.

Daily Record

P&O Cruises launches ‘we are not P&O Ferries’ campaign to end mix-ups

People are getting P&O Cruises and P&O Ferries confused when they are two different companies

Wales Online

Protests at UK ports as calls grow for P&O Ferries boss to quit over mass sackings

Hundreds shouted ‘P&O shame on you’ in demonstrations over sacking 800 staff

The Independent UK

P&O worker speaks out after losing job, 'family' and belongings in mass sacking

Danny McQuaid lost his job of eight years in a zoom call

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The Independent UK

Rallies held to support ferry workers sacked by P&O

Crowds walked with banners and placards, chanting “P&O, shame on you” at demonstrations on Saturday.

The Guardian - UK

Protests at UK ports as calls grow for P&O Ferries boss to quit

Marches in Liverpool, Dover and Hull come after sacking of 800 staff and as ship is detained for being ‘unfit to sail’

The Independent UK

Protests over sacking of hundreds of P&O workers as calls grow for boss to quit

A ship operated by the ferry firm has been detained after failures on crew familiarisation, vessel documentation and crew training were found.

Wales Online

P&O ship detained at port in Northern Ireland after being deemed ‘unfit to sail’

I will not compromise the safety of these vessels and P&O will not be able to rush inexperienced crew through training, says transport secretary

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P&O ferry detained over crew training issues days after 800 UK crew sacked

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has said the European Causeway was held "due to failures on crew familiarisation, vessel documentation and crew training"

The Guardian - UK

P&O ferry detained over crew training concerns, says coastguard agency

Transport secretary Grant Shapps says ship was detained in Northern Ireland for being ‘unfit to sail’

The Independent UK

P&O ship detained in Larne after being deemed ‘unfit to sail’

The detention of ships is based on concerns over their safety and to prevent them going to sea.

The Independent UK

P&O ferry detained in Northern Ireland for being ‘unfit to sail’

Company ‘will not be able to rush inexperienced crew through training’, says transport secretary

Daily Mirror

P&O ferry detained over crew training issues just days after hundreds of UK staff sacked

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has said the European Causeway was held "due to failures on crew familiarisation, vessel documentation and crew training"

The Independent UK

What do we know about P&O Ferries and how will shipping change?

Prime minister has signalled a pay rise for many crew on ferries and cruise ships using UK ports

The Conversation

P&O Ferries: how some companies can afford to break the law

A week after 800 PO Ferries workers lost their jobs without notice, the CEO of the company is now facing calls to lose his. Peter Hebblethwaite is under pressure from the UK government to resign after he admitted the company had broken the law.

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