8 years, 10 months ago

Sir Philip Green says he has been ‘vilified’ by MPs over BHS controversy

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Philip Green has written to MPs accusing them of “vilifying” him in the press over the collapse of BHS. In the letter, which has been seen by the Independent, Sir Philip said he had been subjected to a "trial by media" by Mr Wright and Mr Field and suggested that they are "leaping to conclusions before any evidence from any witness has been heard". open image in gallery Frank Field says he feels a 'certain sense of anger' on behalf of the BHS workers Administrators are currently looking for a buyer for the retail chain with founder of Sports Direct, Mike Ashley and Philip Day, the man behind the Edinburgh Woollen Mill group said to be interested. Speaking to the Independent, Mr Field dismissed the claim he had been subjecting Sir Philip to a "trial by media" saying he had "mostly been responding to his comments in the media".

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5 years, 9 months ago

Sir Philip Green's retail empire on the brink as decision on closure plans is adjourned

The Independent

6 years, 1 month ago

Sir Philip Green's PR team walk away in wake of sex and race allegations

The Telegraph

Sir Philip Green's PR firm have walked away from the billionaire and his company in the wake of the scandal surrounding his use of gagging clauses to silence allegations of sexual harassment and racial discrimination. Maitland/AMO, a financial public relations firm which has represented the Topshop billionaire and his businesses for a number of years, is understood to have made …

6 years, 1 month ago

Sir Philip Green ‘faces police inquiry over allegations of sexual assault and racial abuse’

The Independent

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6 years, 5 months ago

Philip Green named in parliament as businessman who gagged media from publishing sexual harassment allegations

The Independent

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6 years, 5 months ago

Sir Philip Green: What does he own and how much is his business empire worth?

The Independent

6 years, 5 months ago

Sir Philip Green named in Parliament as businessman at centre of Britain's #MeToo scandal

The Telegraph

Sir Philip Green has been named in Parliament as the businessman at the centre of Britain’s #MeToo scandal. The former Labour cabinet minister said that he had been contacted by someone “intimately involved in the case” and felt a “duty” to reveal the name using parliamentary privilege. Following Lord Hain’s comments there were calls for the billionaire to be stripped …

6 years, 10 months ago

Sir Philip and Lady Green see their fortune fall to 'just' £2billion

Daily Mail

Sir Philip Green and his wife Tina have seen their joint fortune fall to £2billion, it has been revealed. But Sir Philip, 66, and Lady Green's staggering fortune still earns them a place on the Sunday Times Fashion Rich List, which was released today ahead of the full annual Rich List 2018. Sir Philip Green and his wife Lady Green …

7 years, 2 months ago

Dominic Chappell: Former BHS owner found guilty following pension scandal

The Independent

7 years, 7 months ago

BHS: Pensions Regulator guns for Dominic Chappell but Frank Field right to be unhappy

The Independent

8 years ago

Philip Green’s knighthood not necessarily saved by BHS pension scheme payment, says Iain Wright MP

The Independent

8 years, 1 month ago

Sir Philip Green makes £363m personal cash payment to help plug massive hole in BHS’s pension scheme

The Independent

8 years, 4 months ago

Sir Philip Green’s £100m superyacht could be seized to fill BHS pension black hole

The Independent

8 years, 4 months ago

BHS pension deal ‘could be sorted by Christmas’ as regulator begins legal action against Sir Philip Green

The Independent

8 years, 4 months ago

BHS: Pensions Regulator tells Sir Philip Green to pay up. Now it must be ready to see a long fight through

The Independent

8 years, 4 months ago

Sir Philip Green could be forced to pay into BHS pension scheme

The Independent

8 years, 5 months ago

MPs vote unanimously to strip Sir Philip Green of his Knighthood

The Independent

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8 years, 6 months ago

Sir Philip Green 'working every day' from his superyacht to save BHS pensions

The Independent

8 years, 7 months ago

Former BHS owner Sir Philip Green is 'evil' and an 'asset stripper', claims MP

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The former BHS boss Sir Philip Green has been called an …

8 years, 8 months ago

BHS: Sir Philip Green threatens to sue Frank Field over 'highly defamatory' comments about company collapse

The Independent

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8 years, 8 months ago

Sir Philip Green responsible for ‘systematic plunder’ of BHS, say MPs in scathing report

The Independent

8 years, 8 months ago

BHS scandal has tarnished the reputation of British businesses, Iain Wright MP says

The Independent

8 years, 8 months ago

MPs call for Sir Philip Green to be stripped of knighthood over BHS scandal

The Independent

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8 years, 8 months ago

Sir Philip Green: Permatan king of retail with a reputation in tatters

The Independent

8 years, 8 months ago

Sir Philip Green: Permatan king of retail with a reputation in tatters

The Independent

8 years, 8 months ago

Sir Philip Green's knighthood 'under review' after BHS collapse

The Independent

8 years, 8 months ago

BHS: Sir Philip’s Green wife Tina denies family firms are based offshore for tax reasons

The Independent

8 years, 9 months ago

Sir Philip Green’s account of the BHS pension crisis is not credible. MPs are rightly making an example of him

The Independent

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8 years, 9 months ago

8 questions Sir Philip Green failed to answer from MPs about the BHS collapse

The Independent

8 years, 9 months ago

Sir Philip Green claims he moved to Monaco for health reasons

The Independent

8 years, 9 months ago

Sir Philip Green snaps at MP to stop staring at him during BHS hearing

The Independent

8 years, 9 months ago

7 questions MPs should ask Sir Philip Green about BHS

The Independent

8 years, 9 months ago

John McDonnell joins calls for Sir Philip Green to be stripped of knighthood if he refuses to appear before MPs

The Independent

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8 years, 9 months ago

BHS: Frank Field dimisses call from Sir Philip Green to resign from inquiry over 'bias' against him

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In his letter Sir Philip referred to comments Mr Field made to the Financial Times …

8 years, 9 months ago

Sir Philip Green dubbed 'corporate crook' as he faces fresh calls to lose knighthood over BHS collapse

The Independent

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8 years, 9 months ago

BHS faces liquidation as administrators say sale impossible

The Independent

8 years, 10 months ago

BHS: Philip Green fights back against pensions regulator

The Independent

8 years, 10 months ago

My Week: The unfathomable Frank Field strikes again

The Independent

8 years, 10 months ago

Select committee chairman attacks Sir Philip Green ahead of BHS probe

The Independent

8 years, 10 months ago

Tina Green to be summoned to appear before MPs over BHS collapse

The Independent

8 years, 11 months ago

Why did Philip Green let Dominic Chappell get hold of BHS?

Daily Mail

The 169-store chain now has a £571million black hole in its pension fund He drained millions out of firm - right up until it was put into administration The discreet London offices of public relations firm Bell Pottinger have seen a stream of untouchables beat a path to their door. Which begs the question: why were others, including seasoned retailer …

8 years, 11 months ago

The urgent questions Sir Philip Green needs to answer before MPs

The Independent

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8 years, 11 months ago

BHS owner Dominic Chappell moved £1.5m out of the company ahead of its collapse

The Independent

8 years, 11 months ago

Dominic Chappell blames BHS management for collapse

The Telegraph

Dominic Chappell, the former owner of BHS, has launched a blistering attack on the retailer’s chief executive, accusing Darren Topp of “haemorrhaging” money from the company. Mr Chappell, the former bankrupt racing driver, who led Retail Acquisitions which bought the 88-year-old retailer for £1 last March, said that he did not regret buying the business and was working on a …

8 years, 11 months ago

Sir Philip Green – the man who turned the hard work of the British high street into glittering parties

The Independent

8 years, 11 months ago

BHS collapse: Sir Philip Green called to answer questions before MPs

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