That it should come to this A great British institution from the days of Empire has sunk to mass sackings and replacement with cheap contract labour like a back-street builder. The shipping minister sounded genuinely angry in his statement to the Commons this afternoon. If he is really concerned, and not just hurt by being kept in the dark by P&O bosses, then he must rigorously apply what is left of our employment law. Also, it looks as if there may have been breaches of financial regulations and HM Treasury and HMRC must take action if so.
The conglomerate which took over P&O, DP World (majority-owned by the Dubai Sovereign Wealth Fund), is known to be interested in running one or more of the Johnson government's proposed freeports. The concept is already a threat to employment and environmental standards. Allowing an outfit like DP World in would accelerate a race to the bottom and the PM must immediately state that DP World will not be invited to bid.
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