Live updates: Mike Ashley admits Sports Direct mistakes
Live reaction to Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley's appearance before MPs.
Unions accuse Ashley of 'defending the indefensible'
Union workers accused Mike Ashley of "defending the indefensible" during his evidence to MPs on work conditions and staff contracts at Sports Direct.
Mr Ashley admitted his firm had paid workers below the minimum wage and accepted that claims of mistreatment and poor working conditions showed the retail giant had "outgrown" him.
The Unite union attacked the tycoon on its Twitter account as his appearance at the Business Select Committee came to an end.
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Is Sports Direct just 'too big' for one man?
Allegations of bad working conditions at Sports Direct's main warehouse are appalling - but Mike Ashley appeared to have little oversight.
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Ashley admits Sports Direct broke law and made mistakes
The tycoon told MPs things had happened at the retail giant that "shouldn't happen" after conditions were likened to a "labour camp".
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Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley faces grilling from MPs
The billionaire is set to answer questions later this morning over working conditions at his Shirebrook warehouse.