A fed-up shopkeeper forced to physically fend off thieves targeting his store has hit back at Sir Keir Starmer’s claim the government could be beginning to win the battle against shoplifting, telling the beleaguered PM: “I’ll believe it when I see it.”
Andrew Board runs a store in Co Durham where, frustrated over a lack of police presence, he often chases down criminals attempting to flee with stolen goods, dragging them back inside to seize back items and take names.
