Poundland owners to give evidence to MPs in private session

Evening Standard · Henry Saker-Clark · 2026-11-06 14:51 UTC

Sky News reported that Gordon Brothers sought to have an evidence session behind closed doors to avoid it becoming ‘a show trial’.

Poundland’s US owners are set to give evidence to MPs in private next week as talks continue over the future of the discount chain.

Earlier this week, Liam Byrne, chairman of Parliament’s Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee, called on bosses at Gordon Brothers – which bought Poundland for £1 last year – to face questioning over its stewardship of the business.

Sky News reported earlier on Friday that the US investment firm sought to have an evidence session behind closed doors to avoid it becoming “a show trial”.

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