A maritime union has urged the Transport Secretary to revoke P&O Ferries’ licences in British waters as the operator resumed services on one of its routes. Nautilus International general secretary Mark Dickinson has written to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps encouraging the government to take urgent action against the ferry operator after it sacked 800 workers two days ago. In a letter, published on Twitter, Dickinson called for Shapps to “hold P&O to account” in six ways, including revoking its licences to operate in British waters, pursuing “any legal option available” over how P&O handled the mass redundancies, and requesting the return of any taxpayer cash the ferry operator received during the pandemic. BREAKING 🚨: Nautilus International general secretary @Mdickinson1262 has written to @grantshapps, outlining our key demands for government to hold P&O Ferries accountable for their despicable behaviour sacking 800 loyal & dedicated crew! Our 6 key demands listed below …