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Shadow minister for policing promises retail crime crackdown

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Alex Norris, the current shadow minister for policing, believes a standalone offence for attacks on retail workers is still just around the corner. The creation of such an offence was thwarted at the last minute when parliament was dissolved ahead of the forthcoming general election.…

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