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Nina Lloyd

RARE PHOTOS: Labour would make spiking a specific offence says starmer | Rare Historical Photos

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Labour would make spiking a specific offence, Sir Keir Starmer has said, following cross-party support and calls from campaigners to toughen the law on violence against women and girls.

The Opposition leader criticised the Government for refusing to create a new law, which he argued would make it easier to prosecute perpetrators and help victims come forward.

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