Sarah Jones: “Abuse of shop workers would not be tolerated and the government would keep working until we tackle it.”

The figures show that after years of neglect, we are turning the tide on theft on our high streets.

Every theft, regardless of the value of the goods, will be treated as the serious crime it is.

Let us never forget that the frustration we see in our communities today is a product of chaos and crisis in the years that preceded the general election of 2024.

Let me therefore make clear to the House and to the country that disorder of any kind will never be tolerated and those who cross the line from peaceful protest into illegality will face the full force of the law.