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Thousands of shopworkers have suffered harm due to Tory ‘dithering’ on retail crime, Usdaw says
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GOVERNMENT dither and delay over shopping crime has led to thousands of workers suffering physical and mental injuries, Usdaw general secretary Paddy Lillis says.

The shopworkers’ union leader criticised ministers yesterday for acting too late to introduce a standalone offence of assaulting a shopworker despite soaring levels of violence in recent years.

An amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill tabled by government fell when the general election was called.

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