Pictures show a long line of people around the car park of a Tesco in south London at 6am on Saturday, just to buy essential goods during the coronavirus pandemic. More on this story here:
Environment Secretary George Eustice urged people to"be responsible" when shopping and to"think of others.""There is more than enough food to go round and our food supply chain is able to expand production to cope with increased demand," he added.Mr Eustice said that it was for retailers to agree what the appropriate limit was on goods such as toilet paper.
Drone footage showed shoppers waiting in line for the superstore to open, appearing to space themselves out to ensure they kept the recommended distance.Another picture obtained by Sky News was taken outside a branch of Iceland in Wallington, also southwest London, where a special shopping session for key workers had been laid on.
There were reports of people having to spend several hours trying to buy things they needed, and to visit several stores. It comes a day after a photo emerged of a paramedic staring at completely empty shelves in a Sainsbury's, said to be in south London.
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