Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jonathan Reynolds and Robert Jenrick

Thursday 15th October 2026 Commons Chamber

[Robert Jenrick (Newark) (Reform)]

Sean Egan from Morrisons in Walsall, Gary MacArthur from Sainsbury’s in Wickham and Jorge Costa from Sainsbury’s in Hertford are all workers who were sacked by their employers for confronting shoplifters. In Gary’s case, that happened just hours after he had applied CPR to the store’s only security guard, who would otherwise have died. Does the Secretary of State agree with me that those workers deserve their jobs back, and that we need greater protection for workers who just do the right thing and confront shoplifters?

[Jonathan Reynolds]

I am more than happy to look into the cases that the right hon. Gentleman raises, and we will be in touch with him about them.