Tesco defends chair John Allan over inappropriate behaviour allegations

John Allan has been appointed chairman of Tesco

Supermarket giant Tesco has defended its chair John Allan, following the emergence of allegations of inappropriate behaviour by four women.

The allegations emerged in a report by the Guardian, which alleged that Allan touched a Tesco employee at the supermarket’s shareholder meeting last year.

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