Exclusive: UK supermarkets expect police support if London in lockdown - industry source
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LONDON (Reuters) - British supermarkets are expecting to get police support to deter unruly behaviour if London goes into lockdown to contain the coronavirus outbreak, according to an industry source.Prime Minister Boris Johnson has joined the country's biggest supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons, in urging shoppers not to panic buy.However, the pleas have fallen on deaf ears, with demand increasing and stores being stripped bare of food.There were rowdy scenes, fights..