After a video of the incident was posted on social media yesterday, Britons vowed to not step inside Morrisons ever again or at least until the giant issues an apology. In the clip, shared by Brexit Party candidate Michelle Dewberry, a man holding a bunch of pamphlets can be seen trying to walk through the front doors of the shop before he is pushed back by a security worker. The campaigner said: “I have a right to have a cup of tea in your store” before a member of the public intervenes and shouts expletives at him which draws laughter from the security guard. 

A scuffle ensues and the guard forcefully shoves him away before pushing him against a shop window where he falls to the ground. 

The campaigner then gets to his feet and walks away from Morrisons, telling an onlooker: “I was talking to the guy, so I went to have a cup of tea, he says ‘you can’t come in here’. I say I just want a cup of tea.” 

A spokesman for the supermarket said they were “dealing with” the incident which it put down to an “overreaction” by the security guard, who is employed by a third party. 

With just five week to go until Christmas, shoppers were quick to slam Morrisons in a Twitter storm and pledge to boycott the store as the hashtag #BoycottMorrisons trended. 

One person said: “@Morrisons whatever your political bias, this man is being treated appallingly by your security and his little sidekick #BoycottMorrisons” 

A second person said: “They have lost my custom #BoycottMorrisons.” 

And a third commented: “This is disgusting @Morrisons, your store leadership are really setting an example. Seriously, I will never shop in your stores again #BoycottMorrisons.” 

Another infuriated customer slammed: “Backside covering are you @Morrisons? Not an overreaction. 

“If he’s not welcome, then that applies to 17.4million people. Good luck with your festive sales. Ha! Merry Christmas! #BoycottMorrisons.” 

Others said they would not buy anything at Morrisons until the store takes action to prevent this type of incident happening again. 

“I’ll drive past it to go to Sainsbury’s #BoycottMorrisons,” said one disgusted shopper. 

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Others called out the security guard and accused him of abusing his authority. 

“Surely a simple, ‘you can come in but you’re not allowed to hand those out and if you do you’re out’ would have sufficed?” said one person. 

Another Twitter user agreed the forceful pushing was completely uncalled for and unnecessary. 

“Stores are permitted to refuse to serve or refuse entry to anyone,” they wrote. 

“What they are not permitted to do is employ thugs to assault people. Close the doors, call police.” 

One man said he found the behaviour of the security guard as well as the shopper who backed him up “threatening and appalling” and added: 

“This wasn’t about politics.” 

A spokeswoman for Morrisons told Express.co.uk: “Customers in our store complained about the man in the video because he was forcing leaflets onto them. 

“Electioneering doesn’t take place in our stores. He was asked to leave the store but wouldn’t. 

“The security guard, who is from a security company, over-reacted and we are dealing with this.” 

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