Starmer To Reverse ‘Shoplifter’s Charter’

Thursday, 2nd May 2024 at 4:30pm

According to the Hunts Post website, Keir Starmer has promised retail workers he will crack down on crime and reverse what he called a Tory “Shoplifter’s Charter”.

In a speech at retail union USDAW’s conference, he pledged to reverse a policy that means shoplifting of goods under £200 is not investigated.

Starmer told delegates that Labour will also, “legislate to make sure assaulting and abusing shopworkers is a standalone criminal offence.”

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