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P&O protestors call for boycott of services during demonstration at Cairnryan Port

Dozens of protestors are at Cairnryan Port as they call for the immediate reinstatement of P&O workers

Daily Record

P&O Ferries appear to have 'broken the law' Prime Minister says

800 workers were sacked by the company

Nottingham Post

P&O 'broke the law' says Boris Johnson as he promises action on mass sackings

The Prime Minister was accused of 'half-assed bluster' by Labour's Keir Starmer who claimed Johnson was too spineless to take action against the P&O parent company.

Daily Record

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Prime Minister says it appears P&O ‘broke the law’ over sackings

The company’s chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite issued an apology for the impact of sacking 800 workers.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson says P&O did break law and government ‘will take them to court’ despite Grayling exemption

Ferry company chiefs ‘aren’t going to get away with it’, says PM

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson: it looks like P&O Ferries sackings broke law

PM tells MPs ferry firm could face fine as its boss apologises over sudden firing of 800 staff

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson says P&O Ferries have 'broken the law' as shamed boss FINALLY apologises

Boris Johnson said at PMQs that 'it looks to me' as though P&O Ferries has 'broken the law' - but furious Keir Starmer blasted the Prime Minister's 'half-arsed waffle' saying he was 'all mouth and no trousers'

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‘I wish there was another way and I’m sorry’: P&O Ferries CEO apologises for mass sackings

‘Once we knew it was the only way to save the business, we had to act,’ says Peter Hebblethwaite

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries to pay more than £36million in compensation to 800 sacked staff

P&O Ferries has agreed to pay more than £36million in compensation packages to nearly 800 workers dismissed last week without notice following an investigation into the sacking scandal

Daily Mirror

P&O accused of "utter betrayal" after sacking workers on Dumfries and Galloway to Northern Ireland route

Workers on the Cairnryan to Larne service were stunned to be told they were being made redundant with immediate effect

Daily Record

P&O Ferries offering 800 sacked staff £36.5m compensation

The company's CEO is expected to be questioned by MPs tomorrow

Birmingham Post

P&O Ferries chief says no offence committed with shock sackings

Company is offering more than £36m in compensation to sacked staff, with 40 employees in line for payments of more than £100,000

Insider UK

P&O Ferries boss says firm did nothing wrong with shock sackings, as £36m payout package revealed

Peter Hebblethwaite claims firings did not break law

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries offers £36.5 million in compensation to sacked staff

In some cases payouts would exceed £170,000

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Evening Standard

P&O offers over £36 million in compensation to sacked staff with dozens set for £100,000-plus payouts

The company said payouts would be linked to the period of service, and in some cases exceed £170,000

The Guardian - UK

P&O to pay £36.5m in compensation to 800 sacked workers

Staff who accept payouts are understood to have to sign non-disclosure agreements

The Independent UK

P&O offers more than £36 million in compensation to sacked staff

The company said payouts would be linked to the period of service, and in some cases exceed £170,000.

The Independent UK

P&O to pay £36.5m compensation to sacked crew members

Union boss slams announcement as ‘actions of a bully’

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Daily Mirror

P&O Ferries: Company bosses summoned to appear before MPs after 'shameful' mass sacking of UK crew

P&O Ferries chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite has been called to appear at a joint hearing of the Business, Energy and Industry Strategy Committee and Transport Committee

Daily Mirror

P&O agency crew that replaced sacked staff 'may do 144 round trips without time off'

The Rail, Maritime and Transport workers’ union has highlighted alleged 'profound safety issues' while a briefing for MPs, seen by the Mirror, says 'an eight-week contract would be up to 144 round trips before they leave the ship to take a period of rest'

The Independent UK

British ferry operator faces deadline to explain mass firing

A U.K. ferry operator owned by the government of Dubai faces a Tuesday deadline to explain why it fired 800 workers without notice

The Guardian - UK

P&O Ferries could face prosecution over sackings, minister says

Business minister Paul Scully says firm could face ‘unlimited fine’ if it has flouted laws

Manchester Evening News

P&O Ferries: 'We cannot allow this to stand' says MP Jonathan Reynolds

The Stalybridge and Hyde MP said the Government 'should have moved' to stop 800 sackings in advance

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries accused of paying foreign agency staff ‘£1.80 an hour’ following mass lay offs

Union claims ferry operator engaging in ‘shocking exploitation’ of seafarers

Belfast Live

Stena Line to run extra sailings from Northern Ireland to Scotland due to P&O Ferries crisis

The move will help retailers such as Marks and Spencer and Asda

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