By Tony O’Riley-
Irresponsible Sports Direct boss, Mike Ashley, is under fire for undermining Boris Johnson’s Guidelines for social distancing in the collective battle to defeat the coronavirus.
Sports Direct’s initially statement that all stores will remain open because selling sporting and fitness equipment makes the company a vital asset during a national shutdown, has been rebuked for the pathetic defiant and pathetic message before it backtracked and confirmed that its branches will close.
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, which includes Sports Direct and Evans Cycles, wrote to all workers within 30 minutes of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to shut down all non-essential shops. Labour Party chairman Ian Lavery slammed company majority owner Mike Ashley, and ordered him to ‘take some responsibility’ and ‘shut up shop’.
The Sports Direct Boss was also slammed by Michael Gove who said he could not see any justification for Sports Direct to stay open during coronavirus restrictions and did not consider it as essential work.Speaking on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Cabinet Office Minister Mr Gove had said Mr Ashley should ‘rescind what he said’ about keeping the leisurewear shop open.
GMB presenter Piers Morgan had asked Mr Gove: ‘It doesn’t seem to me that Sports Direct is an essential shop to stay open right now, does it to you?’
And Mr Gove replied: ‘You’re absolutely right, Piers, I can’t see any justification for Sports Direct remaining open.’
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