The Conservatives have urged Waitrose to reinstate Mr Smith but the firm insists he broke rules designed to protect staff from a "serious danger to life".
Lord Richard Walker offered the lifeline to Walker Smith following the growing backlash over Waitrose's 'disgraceful' decision to tear up the contract of its veteran employee of 17 years.
A cycling vigilante was riding outside the designated bike path in Poole, Dorset when he had a near miss with a delivery driver who blamed him for the near collision.
Richard Walker, the boss of supermarket Iceland, added to growing pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to cancel the looming fuel duty rise in September.
Phase 3 data showed 28% lower progression-or-death risk and 24% lower death risk. The nod spans all 27 EU states plus Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein.