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Jon Robinson & Sophie Wingate & Amy Gibbons

P&O Ferries boss called on to quit by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps after 'knowingly breaking the law'

The chief executive of P&O Ferries has been called on to quit by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps after his "brazen" and "breathtaking" comments about "knowingly breaking the law". He has also vowed to force the company to "U-turn" and pay its crews the minimum wage.

It comes after Peter Hebblethwaite admitted the company broke employment law when it sacked 800 workers without notice.

The business replaced its crews with cheaper agency workers on Thursday, March 17.

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