P&O is not government controlled. The British cgov. has no control over the sale. The Dubai based co. is a subsidiary of a government owned company. Perhaps would be best to be specific and clear.
If the U.S. Senate can create a law that prevents the acceptance of this sale, do you honestly believe that the British Government has no power to do the same?
Their government is much more controlling on business than we are, because they do not have a Constitution or a Bill of Rights to protect individual freedoms. We do.
The Parliament in Britain could stop this deal in a second. They will not, because they are adults who are acting like adults.