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BILLIONAIRE Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley revealed yesterday that he has pulled out of a meeting with MPs to discuss poor working conditions at his company because his lawyer cannot attend.
The controversial retail magnate had agreed to questioning over employment practices with the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills select committee, but at the last minute cancelled because his legal representative was “unavailable.”
Mr Ashley was summoned by the committee earlier this year after refusing previous invitations on the grounds that he would not “stand idle” while Sports Direct was “subject to public vilification.”
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