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º£½ÇÊÓÆµ Government responds to claims of non-essential sales ban in English supermarkets

Retail sources had claimed they would copy Wales with a ban but this is 'false' says the Government

Supermarkets in Wales have been forced to block off 'non essential' aisles(Image: Getty Images)

Supermarkets in England will not be banned from selling non-essential items during lockdown, says º£½ÇÊÓÆµ Government.

In Wales, the Welsh Government stopped supermarkets from selling certain good deemed non-essential during the firebreak - like electrical items and clothes.

The guidance was implemented just before the firebreak started last month and caused confusion in stores.

There was a backlash from some shoppers and revised guidance was then issued after discussions with retailers.

Today it was reported that the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ Government was proposing a watered down version of the measure - asking supermarkets to close off certain non-essential aisles.

But º£½ÇÊÓÆµ Government has told Business Live this is not correct.

A spokesman tonight said: "These claims are false.

"Items will not be cordoned off."