Prime minister aims to resolve issue of Dubai-based owner putting reported £1bn investment in UK on hold

Keir Starmer has rebuked the transport secretary after she described P&O Ferries as a “rogue operator” and appeared to call for a boycott of the firm.

Louise Haigh criticised P&O Ferries on Wednesday while announcing new worker protections, referring to the firm as a “rogue operator”. She also said she had boycotted the ferry company and told the Department for Transport not to have any dealings with either it or its owning group.