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The Dover-based firm said it was 'pleased to confirm we're operating a one ship schedule' from today until Saturday, with its Spirit of Britain ship set to leave Dover for Calais at 4.05pm this afternoon.
Once an uncontroversial British cross-Channel ferry service, P&O Ferries appears to have dramatically fallen from grace ever since bosses sacked nearly 800 staff on the spot in March.
Mr Shapps spoke out after P&O Ferries' chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite admitted the company broke employment law when it sacked 800 workers without notice.
The Prime Minister had threatened to criminally prosecute P&O Ferries, telling MPs that the company could face fines 'running into millions of pounds' if found guilty of breaking UK laws.
Writing to Kwasi Kwarteng, chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite insisted that the disgraced operator did not break British labour laws by sensationally sacking 800 seafarers without notice.
The Government has threatened to criminally prosecute and impose unlimited fines on P&O Ferries if the disgraced operator is found to have broken labour laws by sacking 800 seafarers.
P&O Ferries claimed without sacking 800 members of staff the company would have faced administration. This evening the firm announced a financial deal for the sacked staff.
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