The controversial head of P&O Ferries who presided over the mass sacking of hundreds of workers has quit his role.
Chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite sparked outrage after he sacked 800 staff and replaced them with cheaper agency workers in March 2022.
P&O Ferries confirmed to the BBC he would leave the company, but had not commented on the reasons behind his departure.
Following the public outrage over the scandal, Mr Hebblethwaite admitted to MPs that the sackings broke UK employment law, but argued no union would have accepted the firm’s plans and it was easier to compensate workers instead.
