“No Excuse For Stealing” Says Minister

Friday, 5th January 2024 at 12:03pm

According to the Sky News website, the UK’s Policing Minister has said that the cost of living crisis is “no excuse” for a rise in shoplifting.

With a huge increase to incidents of retail theft, Chris Philp said gangs, criminal re-selling and drugs were largely to blame.

Philp added, “There really is no excuse for crime at all, including shoplifting; we’ve got a very generous benefits system of spending and the national minimum wage has just gone up.”

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