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UK transport secretary Grant Shapps has moved to ensure that P&O Ferries will never operate its UK ferries with cheap labour on board.

He aims to introduce a change in the law that would require ferry operators to pay at least the UK minimum wage and allow ports to refuse to allow carriers that don’t comply to operate.

And ports are being encouraged to enforce the requirement before the statute has been passed.

Meanwhile, some of P&O Ferries’ competitors have welcomed today’s announcement ...

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