P&O Ferries boss should quit after ‘brazen’ mass sackings, says Shapps

Transport secretary says plan to pay crews below UK minimum wage ‘simply unacceptable’ and vows to force ferry operator into U-turn

The transport secretary, Grant Shapps, has called for the chief executive of P&O Ferries to resign over the sacking of 800 workers and pledged to force the ferry company to reverse the move and pay its crew the minimum wage.

Peter Hebblethwaite admitted to MPs on Thursday that his company broke the law by sacking the 800 workers without consultation.

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