Visitors crossing the threshold of Jonathan Reynolds’ Westminster office pass two large Union Jacks, fitting decor for a man who will be waving the flag for Britain at Monday’s investment summit.On Friday, however, the business secretary’s plan to woo international investors into ploughing billions of pounds into Britain seemed over before it had started after an unseemly row with the Dubai-based owner of P&O Ferries.DP World was reported to have taken offence at remarks by the transport minister Louise Haigh in which she encouraged people to boycott the ferry company because of its 2022 fire-and-rehire scandal. The spat led to reports it was delaying a £1 billion investment into London’s Gateway container port. DP’s owners were even said to have decided to snub Reynold’s big conference.By lunchtime on Saturday, after some high-level diplomacy, ruffled feathers had been smoothed, and it was confirmed that DP World would be sending a delegation as planned. Reynolds…
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