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By Mikey Smith Ministers have spent £900,000 with P&O Ferries in the two years since the mass firing scandal that saw the firm’s behaviour branded “appalling” by the Government. On the anniversary of the scandal, which saw hundreds of employees sacked without prior consultation, Labour has warned little to nothing has been done to prevent a repeat of it. Since then, government departments have spent almost £900,000 with P&O Ferries, primarily through the Ministry of Defence, according to data obtained by Labour in Parliamentary Questions. Louise Haigh, Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary, said…