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Government urged to 'come clean' on workers' rights after P&O jobs scandal

A union boss said the events at P&O "have exposed gaping holes in UK employment law"

Liverpool Echo

Government urged to 'come clean' over its plans for workers' rights amid P&O scandal

Trades Union Congress general secretary France O’Grady has written to Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng demanding action.

Daily Mirror

Police seize Ferrari from fraudster - sparking £200k court case

'The conduct of the Defendant, by its officers... constituted misconduct in public office and wrongful interference with the claimant's property by means of trespass to goods'

Wales Online

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Letters: a lesson to P&O in ethical leadership

While the ferry company dispensed with human values, a hovercraft service shows how staff and customers should be treated

The Guardian - UK

Ant and Dec squirm over Alan Partridge's 'savage' P&O Ferries dig on ITV Saturday Night Takeaway

Steve Coogan's comedy character said he was warned not to 'break ITV guidelines'

Manchester Evening News

Boris Johnson accused of letting P&O off the hook after they sacked 800 workers

The Insolvency Service, a Government agency which deals with redundancies, has launched a civil and criminal investigation but unions fear inquiry will be kicked into the long grass with no timetable of results

Daily Mirror

Doug Bannister, head of the Port of Dover: ‘We’re at the centre of Brexit. I signed up for that’

The US executive took over the port in 2019, in the heat of the debate about the EU. He’s not surprised it’s been a challenge

The Guardian - UK

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Dover ferry passengers face huge delays with miles of queuing motorway traffic and roads at a standstill

Roads around the port of Dover are gridlocked and there are miles of queuing lorries on motorways.

Wales Online

Glasgow George Square protest held over cost of living crisis

A protest has been held in George Square as people voice their fury at the soaring cost of living in Scotland. Thousands of households face being plunged into poverty due to the price hike.

Glasgow Live

Cost of living crisis demo in Glasgow as protesters blast 'appalling' price hike

Protesters have gathered in George Square on Saturday afternoon as thousands of households across the country face being plunged into poverty.

Daily Record

Gridlock at Dover as P&O suspension and bad weather blamed

The Department for Transport said efforts were being made to minimise disruption

Manchester Evening News

Chaos at Dover as P&O suspension and bad weather blamed for gridlock

Three P&O vessels are currently berthed at Dover

Wales Online

Cross-Channel disruption plunges Dover into traffic chaos near port

The suspension of P&O services has reduced capacity at the port, while bad weather and a shortage of ferries have also been blamed for long queues.

The Independent UK

Gridlock at Dover as ferry shortages and bad weather cause huge queues of traffic

Post-Brexit traffic system reintroduced after P&O services suspended over mass-sacking

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Wales Online

'We will put in the support that we can' - Minister responds to demonstrations over energy prices

Demonstrations are taking place all over the country, with thousands of people coming together to demand redistribution of wealth and power and decent wages for all, as well as justice for P&O workers

Daily Mirror

Huge queues at Dover as shortage of ferries and bad weather spark scenes of chaos

The suspension of P&O Ferry services between Dover and Calais has led to enormous queues building up in Kent, with car and lorry traffic grinding to a standstill

The Independent UK

Fury as government promises to boost worker protections shelved again, despite P&O sackings

Long-promised Employment Bill set to be dropped from next month’s Queen’s Speech – for second successive year

The Independent UK

Government ‘cannot completely nullify’ pressure on energy costs, minister says

But Brandon Lewis said the Government will ‘put in the support that we can, as and when we can’ to ease the sting of rising prices.

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The Independent UK

Protests to take place across UK over cost-of-living crisis

The People’s Assembly said it expects thousands of people to take to the streets.

The Independent UK

What sanctions could P&O Ferries face for sacking 800 workers without notice?

Criminal and civil investigations have been launched by the Insolvency Service into P&O’s decision to make the seafarers redundant.

The Independent UK

Criminal and civil probes launched into P&O Ferries sackings

P&O Ferries sacked nearly 800 seafarers and replaced them with cheaper agency workers on March 17.

Wales Online

Criminal and civil investigations launched into P&O Ferries over sacking of 800 workers

The Insolvency Service launched the investigations earlier today

Daily Mirror

Criminal investigation launched into P&O Ferries for sacking 800 workers

The Insolvency Service has begun criminal and civil investigations into P&O Ferries after the mass sacking of workers shocked the nation - and the firm's boss said he'd do the same again

The Independent UK

Anger as parent firm of P&O Ferries handed £550m of UK aid cash despite mass sackings

MPs attack ‘inappropriate’ use of cash given to ‘disreputable employer’ – but aid chiefs refuse to back down

The Guardian - UK

P&O Ferries has ‘got away with it’, say unions as Shapps backtracks on action

Two-week battle to hold company to account for sacking of 786 crew members appears to end with a whimper

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