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British transport secretary on criticized P&O chief: "He should go"

The British government means to force ferry operator P&O to rehire 500 employees so they ”at least” get minimum wage, says transport secretary, also calling for P&O’s chief executive to resign after acknowledging that the carrier knowingly broke the law.
British Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps. | Photo: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
British Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps. | Photo: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
by JENS THOMSEN

The political storm that ferry operator P&O Ferries has found itself in after an unannounced mass firing of 800 employees in the UK last week attained hurricane force on Friday.

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