Policing and Prevention of Violence against Women.

Mrs Heather Wheeler 

I thank my right hon. Friend for her statement and extend my heartfelt condolences to Sarah Everard’s family at this time. Does she agree with me and my constituents that it is frankly absurd for the Labour party to call for tougher sentences against rapists while, in the same breath, opposing the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which delivers exactly that?

Priti Patel 

My hon. Friend sums it up perfectly. I completely agree with the sentiment she has just expressed.

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