Ferry sailings on busy route scrapped as ships used to cover P&O loss The ferries will be used to ensure food supply lines can continue Wales Online · Apr 5, 2022
Little known DWP rule means PIP payments may be stopped if you go on holiday PIP is designed to provide financial support for those who have an illness, disability or mental health condition. Liverpool Echo · Apr 5, 2022
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 · Apr 4, 2022
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 · Apr 3, 2022
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 · Apr 3, 2022
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 · Apr 3, 2022
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 · Apr 2, 2022
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 · Apr 2, 2022
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 · Apr 2, 2022
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 · Apr 2, 2022
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 · Apr 2, 2022
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 · Apr 2, 2022
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 · Apr 2, 2022
Chaos at Dover as P&O suspension and bad weather blamed for gridlock Three P&O vessels are currently berthed at Dover Wales Online · Apr 2, 2022
The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2022 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 · Apr 2, 2022 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
Wales Online · Apr 2, 2022 '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 · Apr 2, 2022 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 · Apr 2, 2022 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 · Apr 2, 2022 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.
The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022 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 · Apr 1, 2022 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 · Apr 1, 2022 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 · Apr 1, 2022 Criminal and civil investigations launched into P&O Ferries over sacking of 800 workers The Insolvency Service launched the investigations earlier today
Daily Mirror · Apr 1, 2022 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