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P&O Ferries proprietor will attend UK funding summit regardless of scathing criticism from minister

By Editorial Board Published October 12, 2024 3 Min Read
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P&O Ferries proprietor will attend UK funding summit regardless of scathing criticism from minister

The boss of the corporate that owns P&O Ferries will attend an funding summit within the UK regardless of the transport secretary’s scathing criticism, which included requires a boycott of the delivery agency.

It comes after experiences that remarks by Transport Secretary Louise Haigh had jeopardised a £1bn funding within the UK from DP World.

The occasion on Monday is meant to showcase Britain’s attraction to traders and might be attended by the prime minister and Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

DP World’s funding within the port was beneath overview following criticism by Ms Haigh and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner of its subsidiary P&O Ferries.

In March 2022, P&O precipitated enormous controversy by sacking 800 British seafarers and changing them with cheaper, largely overseas employees, a transfer it mentioned was required to stop the corporate from collapsing.

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DP World chief govt Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem. Pic: AP

Saying new laws to guard seafarers on Wednesday, Ms Haigh described P&O as a “rogue operator” and mentioned customers ought to boycott the corporate.

In a press launch issued with Ms Rayner, Ms Haigh mentioned P&O’s actions had been “a national scandal” and Ms Rayner described it as “an outrageous example of manipulation by an employer”.

Sir Keir Starmer has mentioned Ms Haigh’s name for a boycott of the ferry agency was “not the view of the government”.

“But… I think if you look at the last three or four weeks, you’ve seen £40-plus billion worth of investment.”

Louise Haigh has called for ASLEF and LNER to engage in talks

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Louise Haigh has been boycotting P&O. Pic: PA

In a press launch issued with Ms Rayner, Ms Haigh mentioned P&O’s actions had been “a national scandal” and Ms Rayner described it as “an outrageous example of manipulation by an employer”.

Labour MP Liam Byrne has defended Ms Haigh, saying she was was “absolutely right” to precise her view that the behaviour of P&O has been “completely unacceptable.”

Mr Byrne, the MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North, mentioned the ferry agency’s previous remedy of its employees is “the kind of behaviour that we can’t have in this country.

But he added that the government’s Employment Rights Bill would provide a “very clear framework” on how companies can treat workers, which would “chunk on” companies like P&O.

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