Sunday newspaper round-up: Sainsbury's, British Steel, DeSantis

(Sharecast News) - Sainsbury's chief Simon Roberts gave his support to the Financial Mail on Sunday's campaign for police to crack down on shoplifters as an epidemic of retail crime sweeps across the country. Roberts also said he backed making abuse or violence against retail staff a specific offence. He also noted that the grocer had been the first to offer all of its 150,00 staff body-worn cameras that can aid support teams at its stores. - The Financial Mail on Sunday British Steel's new auditor has unexpectedly resigned, further putting at risk £600m of state aid needed to stave off collapse at the Chinese-owned manufacturer.The decision by Moore Kingston Smith follows its inability to verify tens of millions of pounds' worth of inventories. The auditor had taken over just over a year ago from Mazars which had resigned after a row over fees. Moore Kingston Smith said it could not account for £45.8m worth of stock during the year ending in December 2021, the accounts for which had been severely delayed. - The Sunday Times

US state of Florida hard-right governor Ron DeSantis has bowed out of the running for the Republican party's presidential nomination. Instead, he has thrown his support behind Donald Trump. "It's clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance," DeSantis said on X. "He has my endorsement because we can't go back to the old Republican guard of yesteryear, a repackaged form of warmed over corporatism that Nikki Haley represents." - Guardian

Enquest chief executive officer Amjad Bseisu criticised Labour's plan to ban new oil and gas drilling, calling it "economically senseless". Bseisu believed that it would lead to rigs being shut down a decade ahead of plan. Indeed, the driller's two large Magnus and Kraken platforms would be rendered less economical and put at risk of being closed early. Early closures would also have an impact on the Treasury as oil companies get big tax breaks for decommissioning. - The Sunday Telegraph