Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley 'accountable' for 'appalling' work conditions

"The evidence we heard points to a business whose working practices are closer to that of a Victorian workhouse than that of a modern, reputable High Street retailer."

MPs have delivered a damning indictment of working conditions at retail giant Sports Direct and warned they could become the norm across Britain.

Founder Mike Ashley was bluntly told he was accountable for the "appalling" working conditions at the firm's stores and its warehouse in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, with workers treated as "commodities" rather than human beings.