and then of course, one of the issues that brought up in this expect xin s crew training. now, we heard from the union last night, who of course, have been organizing protests around the country in the week of these firings. they see this easing of the european causeway by the embassy, shows the gangster capitalists p&o are not fit and proper to run a safe service after the jobs massacre. this move should be barred and the ships impounded and the sacked crews reinstate kid to get these crucial ferry routes back running safely. now they have been calling for the government to siege p&o s ships. but the transport secretary grant shapps says this inspection was carried out on his borders and that p&o will not be able to rush an experienced crew through training. now of course, the detention of one of their ships is just another headache for p&o in the wake of that second. their chief executive is now facing calls to resign, including from the prime minister.
stripped of the government contracts, and this is perhaps a step in that direction. we also understand as well, that the bosses from the two company, they are going to be union representatives at this meeting, who are representing those sacked workers, and calling for p & o to drop the deadline for the workers to sign up to the separatist packages and they said p & o needs to immediately withdraw the false and ash arbitrary deadline on the 31st. and we need legislation for jobs and contracts of employment and we hear that the maritime and coast guard agency are expected to inspect more p & o ferry, one of the ships was detained on friday in morn ireland for a number of northern ireland, for a number of safety concerns including issues on crew training, it keeps on rolling
other operators, so there have been calls obviously for unions and others from p&o to be stripped of his government contracts. perhaps this is a step in that direction. we also understand that more of p&o ferries ships are going to be inspected by the maritime in coast guard agency this week. that follows one of their fear is being detained, in northern ireland. this was on friday over a number of issues, including crew training. of course p&o have been warned when they decided to sack these very experienced workers and replace them with agency staff, people were saying well they have the required experience? will they be able to sail these routes safely? the maritime agencies that for that show, police that was not the case. they re also expecting more protests this week, so really this saginaw acting for piano just now. thank you. was pretty misty where she was right there. let s find out what it s like where you are. where you are.
the problems were raised at the time last week when they made this decision to sack those 800 workers on the spot. people said, will these new agency workers have to require training and experience to run these routes safely? now the maritime and coast guard agency saying this is a key reason they have decided to detain this ship at the europe peep causeway if northern ireland because of multiple issues including crew training. now we heard from the policing minister talking about strong conversations ongoing between the governments of p&o ferry after the sacking of these workers. that is not going to no far for many people, including the union posturing for the government to go much further and seize those ships. so after the tension off the ship, much more pressure on the government today to intervene and really no much further. kt, thank you.
the opposite of what he wants. he wants less nato at his borders, he s getting more nato at his borders. he wants to divide nato. he s actually uniting nato. but there s still a limit as to what nato is willing to do. it stands ready to defend its members, but it won t be using its military power to intervene in ukraine. jonathan beale, bbc news, narvik, norway. a p&o ferry is being prevented from leaving northern ireland, due to safety fears. the maritime and coastguard agency, says the vessel, the european causeway, is being held in larne, because of a lack of crew training, and missing documents. here s katie prescott. # you re not sailing.# in hull today, members of the rmt union blocked access to the dock from where the p&o s pride of rotterdam was setting sail. they also came out in liverpool