invested in afghanistan. the chief executive of p80 ferries has admitted that the decision to sack 800 workers without consulting unions broke the law. peter hebblethwaite said he chose not to consult because he didn t believe there was any other way to do it . he also said he would make the same decision again because the business as it was, wasn t viable and now it is. speaking to a committee of mps in the uk, mr hebblethwaite said the move was the only way to save the company. here s our business correspondent, theo leggett. arriving to face mps, the boss of p80, a week after making 800 workers redundant without notice. peter hebblethwaite didn t get an easy ride. the chair of the joint transport and business committee set the tone from the outset. are you in this mess because you don t know what you re doing, or are you just a shameless criminal? no answer there, but the p80 boss did admit breaking the law by not consulting with unions. there is absolutely no
ukraine nato security environment has fundamentally changed for the long haul. we are responding. but security does not come for free and doing more will cost more so nato leaders agreed to redouble efforts to meet the investment pledge we made an 2014. allies will submit additional plans on how to meet the pledge and time for the method summit injune. the chief executive of p80 ferries has apologised for the decision to sack eight hundred employees last week, with no notice. appearing before mps, peter hebblethwaite was pushed by the chair of the committee darrenjones on how the dismissals were handled, but said the company believed there wasn t any other way to do it. the transport secretary grant shapps has called the situation unacceptable .
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happening at uber since the pandemic, a shortage of drivers has led to soaring prices which upset customers so this deal potentially alleviates that and helps drive business to more drivers so potentially a win win but it will be interesting to see more detail about how that works because uber takes commission, will they do that with yellow cab drivers? there are still some detail that we will hear more about. ~ . ., ~ some detail that we will hear more about. ~ . . ~ ,, the chief executive of p80 ferries has admitted that the decision to sack 800 workers without consulting unions broke the law. peter hebblethwaite said he chose not to consult because he didn t believe there was any other way to do it . he also said he would make the same decision again because the business as it was wasn t viable and now it is. speaking to a committee of mps, mr hebblethwaite said the move was the only way to save the company. mick lynch from the rmt rail union told the same committee that p&o had
by the transport secretary, grant shapps, who s demanded the the immediate resignation of the chief executive of p80 ferries, following his admission that the company broke the law by not consulting unions, before it sacked 800 staff. peter hebblethwaite told a committee of mps yesterday that he d acted to save the business and that he d do the same again. let s speak to the shadow transport secretary louise haigh.