Are already addressing it because just as the last Labour Government brought Child Poverty right down, so will this government and we will work with you and others and everybody in the room to make sure we make that commitment because its so important to us and we will work with you on it so Thank You for raising it. On the question of offences against retail workers. This truly is shocking. You have raised a number of times and there was a very important campaign on it. I went to warrington to an Iceland Store there to talk to staff it was there to talk to staff it was the first thing they spoke to me about. I went to swindon to morrisons shop and we had an extended session and the number one issue for them was the abuse that they were coming under. Sometimes in relation to shoplifting, which is prevalent as you know, but also more generally and then in southampton in smaller shops but still it was the same issue over and over again. Its not acceptable, can be acceptable in any circum
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