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Billionaire tycoon Sir Philip Green was ordered to quit his whining and turn up to a grilling by MPs over the BHS pensions crisis.

The retail magnate, 64, had earlier threatened to boycott the inquiry into the collapse of the 88-year-old firm, accusing chairman Frank Field of “doing the very best to destroy my reputation”.

In a letter to the Labour MP and chairman of the Work and Pensions Committee, the Topshop boss even called on him to quit the panel in a complaining letter.

But brushing aside his demands, Mr Field told the Sunday People : “It is up to the House of Commons to decide who is going to be chairman of its select committees.

“There is no question of me resigning. I expect Philip Green to turn up as planned on Wednesday. He has a lot of questions to answer.”

He went on: “We appreciate that Sir Philip is trying to set up a deal for the pension fund, but £600million is the size of the deficit. That’s not jumping to any conclusion, that is a fact.

“We very much look forward to hearing his side of the story,” he added.

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BHS collapsed in April, leaving 11,000 jobs at risk and a £571million pension deficit. Up to 20,000 workers face losing 10 per cent of their retirement income.

Sir Philip, known for his short fuse, saw red after Mr Field said his committee would “laugh” if he offered less than £600million to save workers’ pensions.

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MPs are investigating the £1 sale of BHS to former bankrupt Dominic Chappell and the subsequent collapse that left a £571million black hole in its pension fund.

In his angry letter to Mr Field, Sir Philip wrote: “I am not prepared to participate in a process which has not even the pretence of fairness and objectivity and which has as its primary objective the destruction of my reputation.

“Your bias against me and lack of any interest in a fair process are demonstrated clearly.” And he demanded: “I therefore require you to resign immediately from this inquiry.”

But Tory Business Minister Anna Soubry tweeted: “Sir Philip needs to understand Parliament is the boss, get a grip & get in front of the committee on Weds.”