The Latest Breaking News from Peter Hebblethwaite

Grant Shapps told about P&O ‘challenges’ but not redundancies in November meeting

The Department for Transport said that Mr Shapps was not told about any plans to lay off workers

Wales Online · Mar 25, 2022

Tory minister Grant Shapps missed key 'window of opportunity' to help doomed P&O staff

Grant Shapps insisted he was not told of plans for mass lay-offs after minutes of a November meeting with top execs were published, but Labour said the government should have grasped the chance to intervene

Daily Mirror · Mar 25, 2022

P&O Ferries: questions raised over Grant Shapps’ meeting with DP World

Dubai meeting in November revealed in departmental minutes

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2022

Downing Street calls for P&O Ferries chief executive to quit after ‘brazen’ comments

But spokesperson refuses to guarantee firm will be prosecuted under planned changes to the law

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022

PM backs calls for ‘brazen’ boss of P&O Ferries to quit

Peter Hebblethwaite admitted there was ‘no doubt’ his firm should have consulted unions before sacking 800 staff, but it did not.

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022

P&O Ferries boss urged to quit after 'brazen' comments about breaking the law

Chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite has been blasted after he admitted the firm broke the law

Daily Record · Mar 25, 2022

Evening Standard Comment: We must help equip Ukraine to fight on

Throughout the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Joe Biden has been careful to avoid a dangerous escalation, or as he put it, World War III.

Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2022

Government calls on P&O boss to resign after admitting sackings were 'illegal'

The ferry company sacked 800 workers without notice last week

Liverpool Echo · Mar 25, 2022

Boris Johnson backs call for P&O Ferries boss to resign over mass sackings – as it happened

Latest updates: the prime minister supports an earlier call by the transport secretary for Peter Hebblethwaite to step down, his spokesman says

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2022

UK transport chief vows to reverse illegal ferry firings

Britain’s transport secretary has vowed to force a ferry operator to reverse the illegal firing of almost 800 workers, saying the company’s “brazen and breathtaking” decision to intentionally break the law wouldn’t be allowed to stand

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022