Project Thor cancellation caused BHS trustees to lose faith in sponsor
The withdrawal of Project Thor to rescue British Home Stores (BHS) raised concerns about the level of support for both schemes, MPs have been told.
The comment was made by Chris Martin who is trustee chairman of the BHS Pension Scheme and BHS Senior Management Scheme while giving evidence to a joint session of the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC)...
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