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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent

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

A P&O Ferries vessel in front of the cliffs of Dover
A P&O Ferries vessel near the Port of Dover. In 2022 the firm sacked 800 employees without notice. Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

P&O Ferries is not a rogue operator, the business secretary has said, as the government attempted to draw a line under the damaging row that has engulfed the buildup to its international investment summit on Monday.

Jonathan Reynolds told the BBC on Sunday that he did not regard the company as “rogue”, despite his cabinet colleague Louise Haigh having described it in that way earlier this week.

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