Nov 25, 2016
Sports Direct's Mike Ashley asks MPs for live debate
Mr Ashley also claimed MPs "Knew full well" he would not be at the firm's Shirebrook base during their recent surprise visit. In the note, addressed to select committee chair Iain Wright, Mr Ashley said the debate would help to reassure staff. The MPs have claimed there was an attempt to bug a private meeting during the visit, although the Sports Direct board said it did not authorise the use of any device. In a letter dated 8 November, Mr Wright told Mr Ashley the group was "Angry and disappointed" at the alleged attempt to smuggle the recording device behind a plate of sandwiches. The firm was heavily criticised after BBC and Guardian investigations uncovered conditions MPs described as being akin to a Victorian warehouse.
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