Plans to relax Sunday trading laws would be “bad for staff” and unfair to high street shops which have suffered through the coronavirus crisis, Labour have warned.
It follows reports that the government plans to suspend Sunday trading laws for a year. Under current laws large supermarkets in England can only open for six hours on a Sunday.
But it’s feared supermarkets being allowed to open for longer will put pressure on high street shops and independent retailers to follow suit.
Shadow Business Minister Lucy Powell said: “We see no justification for the proposal to relax Sunday trading full stop. “This plan would hit the high street the hardest.
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