Politicians outraged by Mike Ashley’s refusal to appear before parliament may get the chance to grill the founder of Sports Direct over the running of his sports fashion company.
The entrepreneur is reported to have offered to meet MPs and answer any questions about working conditions at the retailer’s headquarters and giant warehouse facility.
Shirebrook, in Derbyshire, has attracted bad publicity for Mr Ashley because of allegations that staff at the centre were paid below the minimum wage and were badly treated.
Reports of employees being “harangued” and “named and shamed” over the public address system led some Labour MPs to demand a cross-departmental government investigation into Sports Direct. The retailer also has been criticised by the Institute of Directors.
The company has defended its