UK retail sales slump in May after ‘dismal’ month for supermarkets

The UK is ‘sleepwalking’ into a food supply crisis, the country’s union for farmers and growers has warned (Alamy/PA) -

UK retail sales fell at the fastest rate in more than a year last month, as food and clothing sales slumped and shoppers cut back on alcohol and tobacco spending, figures show.

Food shops faced the biggest drop in monthly spending in four years.