P&O Ferries cuts 800 jobs and halts all sailings for several days
RMT and Nautilus union crews stage sit-ins on ferries to prevent their replacement by non-UK seafarers
P&O Ferries sacked 800 staff without notice and replaced them with agency staff, saying the company’s survival depended on it after a £100m loss year on year. An opposition lawmaker branded the move ‘downright disgusting’