Keir Starmer rebuked the transport secretary Louise Haigh for her comments branding P&O Ferries a rogue operator and calling for a boycott, asserting it’s not the government's view.
DP World, the Dubai-based owner of P&O Ferries, paused a £1bn investment in the UK shortly after Haigh's criticism, highlighting the impact of political statements on business decisions.
Starmer expressed concern over Haigh's choice of language regarding P&O Ferries, insisting the government’s position is to work closely with DP World amid forthcoming employment legislation.
Rayner’s announcement aimed to protect workers encapsulated the outrage against P&O Ferries’ past actions of mass layoffs and subsequent exploitation of agency staff in low-paying roles.
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