JenniferScott published Sunday trading hours proposal rejected by MPs

Shop workers in Nottingham could be breathing a sigh of relief after new legislation for extended trade hours on Sundays was rejected by MPs.Politicians voted on the Enterprise Bill in the House of Commons yesterday, which had a clause to give powers to local councils allowing them to decide on zones where opening hours could be extended.But the proposals were defeated by 317 votes to 286.Anna Soubry, MP for Broxtowe, who had championed the vote in the Commons, said it was about giving local...