Policing minister Kit Malthouse has said that all supermarkets should follow in Morrisons’ footsteps to enforce the wearing of masks in stores.
When asked why he thought supermarkets have not done it so far, he told Times Radio: “I think that, understandably, following the November lockdown there was an element of release and therefore the person at the door, the sanitation station, the traffic light system, the queues outside obviously receded a bit.
“What we hope now, and I know all of them will, that they’ll see their responsibility and start to put those things back in place.”
When asked whether police should intervene, he said some officers have issued fines in retail settings, adding: “What we hope is the vast majority of people, or everybody, will be encouraged to do so by the shop owner.”
Sainsbury's has said it is tightening the rules with a reduction on the number of people allowed in shops - and staff on the doors ensuring people where masks and don't shop in groups.
