P&O: 5 shocking moments from Peter Hebblethwaite evidence to Scottish Parliament Peter Hebblethwaite has insisted he will not reverse the decision to sack the staff. Daily Record · Mar 29, 2022
P&O boss accused of 'corporate terrorism' as he faced another grilling The chief executive was asked about reports of staff being escorted off by men with balaclavas and handcuffs Wales Online · Mar 29, 2022
P&O boss accused of ‘corporate terrorism’ during Holyrood appearance The chief executive of the ferry company, which made 800 workers redundant via a pre-recorded video, was heavily criticised by MSPs. The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022
P&O Ferries won't reverse decision to illegally sack 800 workers despite Minister's plea Transport Minister Grant Shapps wrote to P&O Ferries saying it had “one further opportunity to reverse this decision by immediately offering all 800 workers their jobs back” Chronicle Live · Mar 29, 2022
P&O boss branded the 'most hated man in Britain' and accused of 'corporate terrorism' CEO Peter Hebblethwaite was also asked if he felt any shame during an evidence session to the Scottish Parliament. Daily Record · Mar 29, 2022
P&O Ferries refuses Grant Shapps’ plea to change decision over sackings Chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite claimed the Transport Secretary’s request ‘ignores the situation’s fundamental and factual realities’ Evening Standard · Mar 29, 2022
P&O Ferries rejects plea from Grant Shapps for U-turn on sackings Ferry firm’s boss says complying with minister’s request would cause company’s collapse The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2022
P&O Ferries refuses plea to reverse sackings Re-employing the seafaring staff on their previous wages would “deliberately cause the company’s collapse”, says the boss Insider UK · Mar 29, 2022
P&O boss refuses to reinstate 800 sacked staff as row with Government escalates P&O Ferries chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite insisted the firm would not U-turn on the decision to fire hundreds of seafarers to replace them with cheaper agency staff Daily Mirror · Mar 29, 2022
P&O Ferries boss refuses plea to reverse decision to sack 800 workers The CEO said re-employing the workers would 'deliberately cause the company's collapse' Birmingham Post · Mar 29, 2022
P&O Ferries confirm number of fired staff who live in Scotland Under-fire chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite will give evidence to a Scottish Parliament committee this morning Daily Record · Mar 29, 2022
P&O Ferries refuses plea from Grant Shapps to reverse decision to sack workers Chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite claimed the Transport Secretary’s request ‘ignores the situation’s fundamental and factual realities’. The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022
P&O boss won't reverse order to sack 800 staff as that would 'collapse company' Peter Hebblethwaite has told Transport Secretary Grant Shapps he will not reverse the decision Wales Online · Mar 29, 2022
What it was like aboard the first P&O ferry trip after 800 crew sacked - and what we discovered Joe Gerrard ventured to Rotterdam aboard a P&O ferry to see what it was like after hundreds were sacked last week Manchester Evening News · Mar 29, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2022 Lebedev criticises Labour as MPs debate releasing security advice behind peerage – as it happened Latest updates: Peer says opposition criticism of him is based on ‘pure innuendo’; government may be forced to release security advice on Lebedev
Daily Mirror · Mar 29, 2022 Second P&O ferry is detained over safety concerns after firm sacked 800 The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has confirmed that it is holding P&O ferry The Pride of Kent following a safety inspection, after another ferry was detained last Friday
The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022 Second P&O ferry detained after safety inspection, coastguard agency says The firm sparked outrage after sacking 800 seafarers without notice on March 17, amid plans to bring in cheaper agency staff.
The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022 P&O Ferries boss to appear before Holyrood committee Peter Hebblethwaite will face the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee.
The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022 Len McCluskey urges unions to use ‘leverage’ against P&O after sackings The former Unite general secretary was speaking during a visit to Glasgow.
The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022 MPs call for P&O Ferries boss to be axed as Government moves to stop sackings Transport minister Robert Courts said Peter Hebblethwaite’s position at the head of the company was ‘untenable’.
The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022 P&O must be stripped of licence to operate and its boss struck off, senior MPs tell Grant Shapps Pressure on transport secretary to get tougher with rogue firm after questions raised over his ‘block’ on redundancies
Daily Record · Mar 28, 2022 P&O bosses warned to take sacked crews back or be blocked from UK ports Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said he would bring in legislation to close the loophole allowing ferry companies to dodge UK minimum wage rules.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2022 P&O Ferries has last chance to rehire sacked staff, says Grant Shapps Firm must lift this week’s deadline for workers to reply to redundancy offers, says transport secretary
Insider UK · Mar 28, 2022 Grant Shapps threatens P&O Ferries with package of measures to ‘halt sackings’ Scottish protests against the mass sackings are taking place this week
The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022 Grant Shapps threatens P&O Ferries with ‘package of measures’ to ‘block’ plan The ferry company sacked 800 crew members without notice on March 17.