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PM accused of ‘playing politics’ with kids’ health as HFSS rules delayed by a year

May 16, 2022

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The UK government is delaying the restrictions on multibuy deals and advertising foods high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) for a year as a result of the “unprecedented” squeeze…

Waitrose boss calls for government help with cost of living crisis

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May 12, 2022

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Waitrose boss Dame Sharon White has joined Tesco chair John Allen in calling for the government to intervene and offer help with the cost of living crisis. White has specifically…

Unions react to ‘underwhelming’ Spring Statement

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March 23, 2022

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Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement “tinkers around the edges’ of the cost-of-living crisis, Unite the Union has warned. Earlier today Sunak announced a rise in earning thresholds before National Insurance needs…

ACS pleads to prime minister for HFSS review

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March 11, 2022

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The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has penned a letter to prime minister Boris Johnson, urging for a review of the introduction of location and promotional restrictions on high fat,…

BRC and Usdaw urge caution surrounding lifting of Covid self-isolation laws

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February 10, 2022

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The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and retail trade union Usdaw have urged caution surrounding the lifting of Covid self-isolation laws, saying that “retailers will need further details of the plans”…

Iceland MD Richard Walker joins governments business council

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February 9, 2022

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Iceland’s managing director, Richard Walker, has joined the governments rebooted business council. Walker joins industry leaders to help drive a high productivity, high growth economy over the next year and…

Plan B ends today – but will face masks really be a thing of the past?

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January 27, 2022

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Last week’s news that face masks would no longer be mandatory in shops from today (Thursday 27 January) as Covid measures are dropped came as something of a surprise to…

Face masks rules scrapped from next Thursday

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January 19, 2022

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Face masks will no longer be mandatory in shops from next Thursday, following Boris Johnson’s announcement that Plan B Covid restrictions will come to an end next week. In a…

Aldi has announced that all customers will be required to wear a face mask when visiting its stores across the UK unless medically exempt.

Aldi reintroduces face masks amid Covid Omicron variant

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November 29, 2021

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Aldi has announced that all customers will be required to wear a face mask when visiting its stores across the UK unless medically exempt. This rule will come into effect…

The government should never have scrapped laws requiring people to wear masks in shops, a trade union has said

Government criticised for ‘flip-flop’ on masks in shops

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November 29, 2021

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The government should never have scrapped laws requiring people to wear masks in shops, a trade union has said. Usdaw accused the government of “flip-flopping” after Boris Johnson announced mask-wearing…

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