Sunday trading reforms 'dead in the water' after Commons defeat

Bigger-than-expected Tory rebellion kills off plans to allow larger shops to open for longer

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(Image credit: Niklas Halle'n/AFP/Getty Images)

A government plan to relax Sunday trading laws in England and Wales has been rejected after a larger-than-expected mutiny of Conservative MPs.

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