‘Sir Philip Green told me he’d sort out the BHS £500m pension black hole’

A businessman accused of tax evasion was told Sir Philip Green would ‘sort out’ BHS’ pension deficit before selling it to him for £1, a court heard. Dominic Chappell, 53, blames Sir Philip for the collapse of the department store chain and maintains he would have been able to pay his taxes ‘had BHS not failed’, jurors heard. He allegedly cheated the tax man of more than £600,000 after splurging on yachts, a Bentley Continental, expensive Beretta guns and holidays…