'Shoplifters are last on the list!' Ex-cop claims new laws 'will make no difference' to levels of stealing

Former Metropolitan Police superintendent Shabnam Chaudri has expressed scepticism about the effectiveness on a new law to protect shopkeepers.

People who attack shop workers are now facing tougher penalties thanks to new legislation as part of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Act and could face six month in prison for assault.

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