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One shoplifter Dooley spoke to, for example, was a mother stealing milk and bread to feed her child.

Others questioned whether the scales were aimed at cracking down on self-scan shoplifters or cutting back on checkout staff.

He also praised Dame Joanna, saying she "gathers up the laughs and sweeps them into her handbag like an aristocratic shoplifter on a spree".

According to its security director, Jason Towse, shoplifters have become more fearless because police resources have become more focused on "high-profile" crime.

Later, Gallagher mentioned a police officer who had remarked earlier that day that not going after shoplifters made it “tougher to go after the big fish, the bigger criminals.”