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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Rachel Wearmouth & Dan Bloom

Tory says government can't stop P&O Ferries sackings despite claims they broke the law

A top Tory today suggested the government can do nothing to stop the P&O Ferries scandal despite a union chief claiming the firm broke the law.

James Heappey said the firm made a “commercial decision” to sack 800 staff with no notice - replacing them with agency staff - over a video call yesterday.

Security guards, some allegedly with handcuffs and balaclavas, were reportedly hired to clear crew from the vessels, said union Nautilus International.

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