Shadow chancellor warns SNP food price plan could cause ‘undersupply’ issue

Sir Mel Stride has been campaigning in Scotland (PA) - (PA Wire)

SNP plans to curb the price of staple foods could lead to reduced supplies in shops across Scotland, the shadow chancellor has warned.

Conservative MP Sir Mel Stride warned Scottish First Minister John Swinney – who has proposed the move in a bid to help people hit by the cost of living – that “intervening in the markets like that” could lead to “some form of rationing, undersupply”.