Mike Ashley: I Should Have Done Better Overseeing Corporate Governance Issues

After acknowledging that he should have done a better job of overseeing the corporate governance and HR issues that plague the firm, he said he will now take a more hands-on role. When pressed on how long overhauling the issues will take, he said: “You get to the top of a mountain, and then you see there’s another mountain. It will never stop. Even when I’m dead it will never stop.” On the issue of pay, he said the National Minimum Wage should be set at the National Living Wage by the government, before revealing that his company has paid out more than £200million in staff bonuses in the last five years – including an £80,000 bonus for the cleaning lady.