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 Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022
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 Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2022
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. The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022
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 Wales Online · Mar 26, 2022
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" Chronicle Live · Mar 25, 2022
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 Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2022
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 · Mar 25, 2022
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 The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022
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" Daily Mirror · Mar 25, 2022
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 Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022
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. The Conversation · Mar 25, 2022
Why oat milk is the crème de la crème of plant options Brief letters: Non-dairy milk | Definitive farewell | P&O Ferries | New Highway Code The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2022
Grant Shapps told about P&O ‘challenges’ but not redundancies in November meeting The Department for Transport said that Mr Shapps was not told about any plans to lay off workers Wales Online · Mar 25, 2022
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 · Mar 25, 2022
The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022 Talks between RMT and P&O over sackings end after 20 minutes The union is calling for a boycott of P&O services over the sackings.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2022 P&O Ferries: questions raised over Grant Shapps’ meeting with DP World Dubai meeting in November revealed in departmental minutes
The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022 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.
Chronicle Live · Mar 25, 2022 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.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2022 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 Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022 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 · Mar 25, 2022 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.
Daily Record · Mar 25, 2022 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
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Liverpool Echo · Mar 25, 2022 Government calls on P&O boss to resign after admitting sackings were 'illegal' The ferry company sacked 800 workers without notice last week
The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2022 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