'I made a mistake' says Derby councillor banned from Sainsbury's

'I made a mistake' says Derby councillor banned from Sainsbury's

He says he made an error with the self-scanning checkout

Cllr Ingall admits to being banned from Sainsbury’s for “not paying for items”

In a Derby Telegraph article (25/11/25) Cllr Ingall confirmed that he was banned from the Sainsbury’s store for a “mistake”. This follows the article in Derby News a week earlier Deputy Mayor Cllr Phil Ingall banned from Sainsbury’s for shoplifting The DT article highlights inconsistencies in Ingalls’ official public position It’s confirmed that he used the self-scanning process. Bags are subject to random checks by dedicated store staff at the …