Government cancels P&O contract over mass sackings 'with immediate effect'
The government has cancelled a contract with P&O Ferries after it sacked nearly 800 staff without notice in March.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps tweeted: "We're reforming maritime law to stop firms exploiting legal loopholes and protect workers' rights". A Home Office spokesperson said: "In response to P&O Ferries' unacceptable behaviour, Border Force has terminated its agreement with P&O to provide contingency travel services to juxtaposed ports with immediate effect."
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