Morrisons is offering to hire former staff who lose their jobs as a result of the likely collapse of My Local, the group which took over the supermarket’s convenience store chain last year. My Local has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators, putting 1,700 jobs at risk.

Morrisons said in a statement: “We are saddened and disappointed to learn that My Local is about to enter administration. We want to help our former colleagues who now work for My Local. We can therefore confirm that if no buyer is found, and stores close, we will welcome our former colleagues back to a job at Morrisons.”

The accountancy firm KPMG, which has been working with My Local’s management on considering options for the future of the 120-store chain, was lined up on Tuesday afternoon to handle an administration. It is not certain whether administrators will be appointed; the notice provides protection from creditors for 10 days before the company potentially tips into administration.

Any appointment could mean a possible liability of up to £20m for Morrisons, which sold the convenience store chain for £25m in September 2015 to a group fronted by the retail veteran Mike Greene, who appeared on the Channel 4 show The Secret Millionaire.

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