MPs had summoned the company, along with McDonald’s, Tesco and Temu, to discuss labour rights concerns and committee chairman Liam Byrne stated they were “horrified by the lack of evidence” provided by Shein on the day and accused the company of bordering on “contempt”.

The Chinese retailer and other major companies with operations in the UK are being grilled over concerns of forced labour in the workplace.

Yinan Zhu, general counsel for the EMEA at Shein, appeared before the Business and Trade Committee on Tuesday amid reports that the fast-fashion retailer plans a stock market float in the UK

Fast fashion giant Shein has been accused by MPs of "wilful ignorance" and behaviour that "bordered on contempt" by failing to answer questions over its supply chain to a parliamentary committee.

UK politicians said they were 'horrified' by answers given by the EMEA general counsel of the fast fashion retail giant, who was subject to tough questions over alleged forced labor practices.