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Second P&O Ferries ship detained as Shapps issues ultimatum

Government
Rob Gill
29 March 2022

Tuesday’s headlines focus on the latest troubles for P&O Ferries as a second ship is detained, while transport secretary Grant Shapps has called for the company to reverse its decision to sack 800 workers.

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Elsewhere, there has been a fall in oil prices following the decision by Chinese authorities to impose a lockdown in Shanghai to deal with rising Covid-19 cases.

Passengers using Dublin airport, meanwhile, have had to endure long queues due to a staffing shortage, while chancellor Rishi Sunak has admitted the UK’s poor recent trade performance “might” have been caused by Brexit.

Here are the headlines the travel industry woke up to on Tuesday (29 March).

 

Second P&O ferry detained over safety concerns