Persimmon chief says he deserves £110m bonus

Housebuilder’s CEO collects first £50m of shares amid row over scheme that could see 140 senior staff sharing £500m payoutThe chief executive of housebuilder Persimmon has insisted he deserves his £110m bonus because he has “worked very hard” to reinvigorate the housing market. Jeff Fairburn collected the first £50m worth of shares on New Year’s Eve from the record-breaking bonus scheme that has been described as “obscene” and “co