the ferry company p&0 announced via a video message it was sacking 800 employees without any notice. the government says said it will review its contracts with p&0 ferries. the uk transport secretary has written to the company, saying its behaviour is completely unacceptable . the firm said its action were necessary to secure the future of the company. a reminder that you can keep across all the developments on the russia ukraine war by going to our website. there, we have a live page which is updated with latest reports from our correspondents on the ground. that s all on the bbc news website or download the bbc news app. don t forget you can get in touch with me on twitter i m @kacungira.
and be safe. until that, we need to show our solidarity and do everything we can to save people. marc cieslak, bbc news. p&0 ferries says some of its services from liverpool have resumed after all ships were called back to port on thursday. just hours later the firm announced 800 staff had been sacked and would be replaced with agency workers. the scottish government says it is now reviewing all publicly funded contracts with the company. our business correspondent ramzan karmali reports. protesters let their feelings be known about the sudden dismissal of 800 p80 staff outside the tory party conference in blackpool. the government really needs to get its act together rather than be leading the destruction of the british maritime industry. they should be doing all they can to reverse the loss of 800 jobs and the impact and devastation that
this is going to impact greatly on the wider community. the government is now also coming under scrutiny about the legal advice it took when told about the plans, and the scottish government told the bbc it s reviewing all publicly funded contracts with p&0. p&0 says it is now taking bookings for its crossing between liverpool and dublin. but for these ferries here in dover and in fact eight across the whole country, the transport secretary grant shapps is insisting on full safety checks. this delay will undoubtedly cost the company money, but it could also have an impact on businesses and passengers alike. one of europe s biggest transportation companies is worried about the potential long term impact. we are trying to move all our trucks and trailers with cargoes to another lines, but we understand the every, every carrier now will do the same. so we see the lines, the queues slowly growing. absolutely disgrace what s going on. the government has asked the insolvency service to check
the watchdog ofcom says it s not a fit and proper channel. ukranian refugees wanting to come to the uk can now apply for visas to be sponsored by british families, under the government s homes for ukraine scheme. demonstrations are planned at ports across the uk in outrage at p&0 ferries, which sacked 800 staff to replace them with agency workers. and all remaining covid travel restrictions are lifted for passengers entering the uk. from today, unvaccinated arrivals will no longer have to take tests.
impact and devastation that will cause communities around the coast. in dover, p&0 ferries lays idle and own a second might have come under intense criticism on the way they treated their workers. tt intense criticism on the way they treated their workers. intense criticism on the way they treated their workers. if they don t have money treated their workers. if they don t have money in treated their workers. if they don t have money in the, treated their workers. if they don t have money in the, their treated their workers. if they don t have money in the, their families i have money in the, theirfamilies will be in need. it also means local shopkeepers are not going to benefit people s spending. this will impact greatly on the wider community. you ll like the government is also coming under scrutiny about the legal adviser to told about the plans and the scottish government told the bbc is reviewing all publicly funded contract with p&0 ferries. p&0 ferries said it is now ta