P&O boss should resign, says transport secretary Grant Shapps

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P&O Ferries boss Peter Hebblethwaite said there was 'no doubt' P&O Ferries should have consulted unions before the mass sackings

P&O Ferries boss should resign over the no-notice sackings of 800 staff, the transport secretary has said.

Grant Shapps called for chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite to step down after his "brazen" and "breathtaking" comments about "knowingly breaking the law" by not consulting staff.

Mr Hebblethwaite admitted to MPs that he broke the law but said he would make the same decision again if he had to.

"I think he should go," Mr Shapps told BBC Breakfast.

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