MPs have approved a motion recommending former BHS owner Sir Philip Green be stripped of his knighthood.

The proposal tabled in the Commons asked for the honours forfeiture committee to recommend the billionaire businessman's knighthood is "cancelled and annulled".

MPs backed the non-binding motion unopposed, meaning no full vote was needed.

The decision came after a near three-hour debate in which Sir Philip faced accusations of behaving like Napoleon and Robert Maxwell, as well as being an "asset-stripper".

The UK Government called on Sir Philip to "quickly" remedy the BHS pension scheme deficit, with investigations under way into the conduct of BHS directors and the management of the pension scheme.

BHS went into administration with a £571m pension scheme deficit shortly after being sold for £1 by Sir Philip to serial bankrupt Dominic Chappell.

Veteran Labour MP Frank Field has led the charge against Sir Philip over BHS's collapse, dragging him before MPs to explain his actions.

Opening the debate on Thursday, Field described Sir Philip as a "very successful traditional asset-stripper".

He added: "Given my age, you may have thought I might be able to touch the hem of the garment of Napoleon.

"I never knew Napoleon but in my mind's eye this was a character most like the Napoleon I read about in the history books while I was at school."

Ahead of the parliamentary debate, Sir Philip renewed hostilities with the Labour MP.

In a letter sent by the businessman's holding company Taveta, he accused Field of "highly defamatory and false statements".

Downing Street said the question of Sir Philip's knighthood is a matter for the independent honours forfeiture committee.

A Number 10 spokesman said: "There will obviously be a decision potentially made at some stage by the forfeitures committee.

"But that is an independent committee, the government has no role in that at all."