{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/62335a90a2a356001449000d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"P&O Ferries sack 800 staff: ‘A betrayal of British workers’","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/5883ea1e-0ebe-4d27-9746-2bf0605b19e6.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Shock and disbelief as P&amp;O Ferries sacks 800 crew members and suspends its services.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In a statement, P&amp;O confirmed the workers would be made redundant immediately as a result of “unsustainable” financial losses. The move has been condemned by unions as “a betrayal of British workers”.</p><p><br></p><p>The Independent’s Travel Correspondent, Simon Calder, joins us from Dover to discuss the aftermath.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Today we talk about:</p><ul><li>Reaction from Dover (0:43)</li><li>The confirmation that 800 staff members have been sacked (2:02)</li><li>How will P&amp;O Ferries manage the backlash? (6:13)</li></ul>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}