{"id":338275,"date":"2026-04-27T12:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T11:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-promises-to-crackdown-on-shoplifting-free-for-all\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T12:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T11:00:17","slug":"starmer-promises-to-crackdown-on-shoplifting-free-for-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-promises-to-crackdown-on-shoplifting-free-for-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer promises to crackdown on shoplifting &#8216;free-for-all&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/FphnrCAdmN8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Starmer promises to crackdown on shoplifting 'free-for-all'\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FphnrCAdmN8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Ministers are this morning highlighting efforts to crack down on a shoplifting &quot;free-for-all&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re introducing a new specific offence of assaulting a retail worker &#8211; something Labour pledged to do in their 2024 election manifesto &#8211; as well as closing the \u00a3200 shoplifting &quot;loophole&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Current policing rules define shoplifting below \u00a3200 as &quot;low value&quot;, which forces often don&#8217;t investigate.<\/p>\n<p>The British Retail Consortium says this has led to a perception among crime groups that police do not consider it as a &quot;real&quot; crime.<\/p>\n<p>The measures are part of the government&#8217;s Crime and Policing Bill, which should become law in the coming days before parliament closes ahead of the King&#8217;s Speech.<\/p>\n<p>Latest \u27a1\ufe0f https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-keir-starmer-peter-mandelson-vetting-commons-iran-war-olly-robbins-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#Starmer #KeirStarmer #PrimeMinister #Speech #Shoplifting #Crime #Live <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Listen to our new podcast This is Why, available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/thisiswhy<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ministers are this morning highlighting efforts to crack down on a shoplifting &quot;free-for-all&quot;. 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