Overview

• Footage shared by Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick shows two people loading at least 13–14 bottles into a Deliveroo bag at a Clerkenwell Waitrose and walking out past a security guard.
• Store staff and the on‑site guard say they are instructed not to tackle suspected shoplifters, describing frequent incidents at the location.
• Reporters who returned to the Clerkenwell branch the next day observed further thefts, underscoring claims that the problem is recurring.
• Waitrose says employees are trained to detain only when safe and that body‑worn camera footage from the store has been submitted to police.
• Official figures cited in the coverage show 289,464 shoplifting cases in 2024/25 were closed with no suspect identified, as politicians use the video to attack Labour’s reported plans to curb some prison sentences; no arrests linked to the clip have been reported.