Transport union RMT welcomed Westminster MPs’ decision yesterday to launch a swift probe of the City Link collapse.

RMT general secretary Mick Cash said it was right the “scandal,” which saw more than 2,000 workers lose their jobs on Christmas Day as the delivery firm went bust, should be investigated.

“All of the key players should be called to account for their actions,” he said.

“The whole murky business which led to the carefully planned Christmas collapse of City Link needs to be dragged under the spotlight.”

The Scottish affairs committee will meet workers and sub-contractors in Glasgow today and will question Mr Cash in Westminster tomorrow.

Committee chairman Ian Davidson MP said: “The collapse of City Link has resulted in redundancies across Scotland and 2,356 jobs lost across the UK.

“There are many questions to be answered about the way all this has been handled by the firm’s owners.”

Mr Davidson said he wanted to hear the views of City Link workers “on what has happened and on what should now be done.”

The MPs’ decision comes after Business Secretary Vince Cable insisted any public inquiry would have to wait months until receivers report back.

Mr Cash said: “Anyone who thought that RMT had given up the fight for justice for City Link workers should think again and that includes Vince Cable and his government and (City Link boss) Jon Moulton and his Better Capital mob.”

He added the MPs’ inquiry “should kick-start the government itself into launching the full and forensic investigation this scandal requires.”