‘Scandalous betrayal’: MPs condemn P&O Ferries for mass sacking of 800 staff

Ministers and unions call for action against transport company's Dubai owners

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Ministers and trade unions have condemned P&O Ferries' mass sacking of 800 British seafarers to replace them with agency crew as shameful and completely unacceptable", amid furious calls for action against the company's Dubai owners.

P&O Ferries' services could be suspended for up to 10 days, disrupting its cross-Channel and Irish Sea routes, after an extraordinary day in which the operator sacked its entire British seafaring staff without notice. They learned the news of their redundancy via a pre-recorded video message this morning.