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P&O Ferries spent £47m on mass layoffs amid financial woes, accounts show

Delayed filings reveal cost of sacking 786 seafarers and replacing them with lower-paid agency staff in 2022

The Guardian - UK

Ministers urged to cut ties with P&O Ferries owner over links to Russia

The government is facing calls to cease trading with DP World because of its partnership with Putin’s northern sea route

The Guardian - UK

Cutting red tape will give private equity a free pass

Letters: Readers respond to Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves’ vow to promote growth by enticing businesses to invest in Britain

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DP World £1billion expansion of London Gateway port gets go-ahead creating 400 new jobs, say company chiefs

Two new shipping berths and a second rail terminal will be built at the site

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer will promise to slash red tape as he hosts investment summit

Unions express concern as PM to say government will ‘rip out the bureaucracy that blocks investment’

The Guardian - UK

Starmer walks fine line between needs of big business and those of working people

There is discomfort in Labour’s ranks over way forward as PM prepares to welcome powerful financiers to London investment summit

The Guardian - UK

P&O Ferries not rogue, says business secretary after cabinet rift

Jonathan Reynolds continues damage limitation effort after colleague Louise Haigh called firm a ‘rogue operator’

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Business secretary slaps down Louise Haigh over P&O Ferries ‘rogue operator’ row

Jonathan Reynolds said Louise Haigh was not speaking for the government when she dubbed P&O Ferries a ‘rogue operator’ and called for the firm to be boycotted

The Independent UK

Government had to ‘have a conversation’ with DP World to salvage £1 billion investment

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds was asked how close the Government came to losing DP World’s planned £1 billion investment.

Evening Standard

Starmer steps into cabinet row over P&O to rescue global summit in London

The PM has backed transport secretary Louise Haigh after she called ferry firm a ‘rogue operator’, threatening investment summit

The Guardian - UK

P&O owner to attend investment summit after Starmer disowns minister’s ‘boycott’ comments

The firm will now attend Monday's gathering of 300 business leaders

Evening Standard

P&O boss will attend investment summit after Starmer’s rebuke to minister over ‘cowboy’ comment

After efforts by Downing Street to smooth relations, DP World will attend Monday’s gathering, which is thought to be key to attracting investment in the UK

The Independent UK

Union boss warns Starmer’s attacks on Haigh ‘unacceptable’ in P&O investment row

Exclusive: Allies of transport secretary Louise Haigh are rallying to her support after Keir Starmer appeared to criticise her following the decision of P&O Ferry’s owner to cancel plans for £1bn investment in the UK

The Independent UK

P&O owner to attend UK investment summit despite minister’s criticism

Keir Starmer rebuked transport secretary, Louise Haigh, for describing P&O Ferries as a ‘rogue operator’

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P&O Ferries’ owner pulls news of £1bn port investment after ministers criticise firm

Transport secretary denounced DP World over mass sackings while bringing in protections for workers at sea

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries pull £1bn UK investment after Labour’s ‘cowboy’ attack

Transport secretary Louise Haigh’s threat to boycott company over firing 800 workers triggers cancellation of announcement for major expansion of London Gateway port ahead of major government summit to attract investors to Britain

The Guardian - UK

New UK laws to stop repeat of P&O mass sackings scandal go before parliament

Labour clamps down on poor working conditions at sea with laws on collective dismissal and minimum wage on cross-Channel ferries

The Independent UK

Eurotunnel breakdown triggers six-hour waits at Calais

The delays occured on the final Sunday of the holidays for many schools

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P&O Ferries agrees deal with cross-Channel rival to reduce queues at Dover

Tie up with Irish Ferries will allow passengers to board next available crossing from either operator

The Guardian - UK

National sovereignty is little defence against the global hunt for profits

Capitalism seems to enable companies to see staff as expendable units, not humans

The Guardian - UK

P&O Ferries boss asked if he is ‘modern-day pirate’ for paying staff £4.87 an hour

Peter Hebblethwaite appears in front of MPs two years after saying lowest-paid agency worker would earn £5.15 an hour

The Guardian - UK

P&O Ferries seafarers told they will benefit from new French pay rules

Rivals had feared P&O could challenge legislation closing loopholes that allowed low wages

The Guardian - UK

P&O Ferries boss to be questioned by MPs on working conditions

Ferry company has agreed to sign commitment it will pay maritime workers at least UK minimum wage

The Guardian - UK

Cross-channel ferry crews must be paid at least £9.95 an hour under French law

New minimum wage law to be brought in two years after P&O Ferries replaced hundreds of workers with low-cost crew

The Guardian - UK

P&O Ferries has paid some crew less than half UK minimum wage

Company is using legal loophole UK government promised to close two years ago, Guardian analysis suggests

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