The billionaires behind troubled ferry giant P&O received £270million in dividends in the same year it claimed £10million in tax payer cash to pay staff on furlough.
The company came under huge scrutiny on Thursday after suspending all ships and ordering crew and passengers off ferries at ports across the UK as 800 employees were fired on a zoom call.
Ministers branded the ferry operator 'disgusting' and 'appalling' in the wake of the announcement, as it emerged cheaper agency staff will replace their roles in a huge cost-cutting drive amid a worsening cost of living crisis.
