The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police has this morning said that shopkeepers should call the police if people are refusing to wear a facemask in their shops.
From Friday the 24th of July it becomes mandatory to wear a face covering in shops in England or face a fine, as it is in Scotland.
This morning Dame Cressida Dick was interviewed on LBC and responded to a question related to masks by saying: “Our approach to the regulations throughout has been to only use enforcement as a last resort. So when people were highly restricted on going out, we were out talking to them and the vast, vast majority did comply”.
Dame Cressida then went on to say : “We will be working with the retail trade right across London. They employed security guards and they managed to keep social distancing and sensible queueing. They’ve only called us rarely to assist and that is what I hope happens here. Calling the police should be a last resort for dealing with a mask issue. But the law is a law”.
One Twitter user @Hartley112 reacted via Twitter by saying :”Yes she knows how best to use police resources”.
Current Affairs Correspondent | My name is Oliver Down I am 22, and a staunch brexiteer. I am a Bristolian lad who studied politics in Leicester. I believe in free speech and accurate journalism and I won’t be afraid to give you “the other side” of the story!
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