Government Backs Down On Sunday Trading

The Government has backed down on plans to extend Sunday trading laws and offered Tory rebels the chance to trial it first. George Osborne was facing defeat at the hands of Conservative rebel MPs and SNP politicians over the plans to relax the rules in England and Wales in a vote in the House of Commons on Wednesday. However, Business Secretary Sajid Javid has tabled an amendment offering 12-month pilots in 12 areas after it appeared the SNP, Lib Dems and Labour had mustered enough votes to