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Half-price sale on rail fares announced to help with cost-of-living pressures

Train tickets are set to be slashed by as much as half as the Government looks to address cost-of-living pressures with cheaper travel in April and May. In what is being dubbed the Great British Rail Sale, the Transport Secretary said more than one ...

19 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Transport Secretary calls for P&O Ferries boss to quit

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said the boss of P&O Ferries should resign after his “brazen” and “breathtaking” comments about “knowingly breaking the law”. It comes after chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite admitted the company broke ...

25 Mar 2022 at 09:25

All remaining Covid travel measures to be axed even as cases continue to rise

Tourism companies have hailed the “final game-changer” as all remaining Covid travel measures are axed even as cases continue to rise in the UK. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said lifting the requirements, which include pre-travel tests ...

18 Mar 2022 at 01:25

P&O Ferries sacks 800 seafarers and suspends sailings for several days

P&O Ferries has fired 800 seafarers as it is “not a viable business” in its current state. The firm, bought by Dubai-based logistics giant DP World in 2019, said it has suspended sailings “for the next few days”. Workers currently on ...

17 Mar 2022 at 15:55

Fears of major job losses as P&O Ferries suspends sailings for several days

P&O Ferries has suspended sailings “for the next few days” amid speculation it is preparing to sack hundreds of workers. The ferry operator said in an internal statement it will make “a major announcement” which will “secure the ...

17 Mar 2022 at 14:55

Second P&O ferry detained after safety inspection, coastguard agency says

A second P&O ferry is being detained, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has said after undertaking a safety inspection. The firm sparked outrage after sacking 800 seafarers without notice on March 17, amid plans to bring ...

29 Mar 2022 at 01:55

Shapps told about P&O ‘challenges’ but not redundancies in November meeting

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps was warned about a “new low-cost competitor” which could present “challenges” to P&O Ferries, in a meeting with the boss of the firm’s parent company last year. Newly-released minutes of a ...

25 Mar 2022 at 16:25

P&O admits breaking law over sackings

P&O Ferries has admitted breaking employment law when it sacked 800 workers without notice. Chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite told MPs there is “absolutely no doubt” the ferry operator was required to consult with ...

24 Mar 2022 at 14:55

Scotland

P&O staff dismissal was ‘appalling’, minister says

P&O will find it hard to get any future support from the Scottish Government following the “appalling” way staff were told of their dismissal, a minister has said. Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth said the ferry ...

22 Mar 2022 at 16:55

Grant Shapps heralds seizure of Russian billionaire’s superyacht by Gibraltar

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said he is doing “all I can to cripple Russia’s aviation and shipping industries” after Gibraltar seized a superyacht owned by billionaire oligarch Dmitry Pumpyansky. The ...

22 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Private jet grounded while possible Russian links are investigated

A private jet has been grounded while possible links to Russia are investigated. The Cessna aircraft was blocked from taking off from London Biggin Hill Airport while it is investigated to see whether ...

19 Mar 2022 at 19:55

PM backs calls for ‘brazen’ boss of P&O Ferries to quit

Boris Johnson has backed calls for the boss of P&O Ferries to quit as the Government pledged to change the law to stop other firms who may try to “knowingly breaking the law”. Transport Secretary ...

25 Mar 2022 at 14:25

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