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And there it is. The Government publishes new clause banning the ‘rough sex defence’ once and for all. A huge victory for women’s rights & an end to men literally getting away with murder 1/(thread)
18 months ago I remember seething at my kitchen table about the injustice of Natalie Connolly& #39;s case. Beaten black and blue, kicked in the face so hard that she nearly lost an eye, and left to bleed to death at the bottom of the stairs https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/23/prosecutors-thought-no-jury-would-accept-natalie-connoolly-was-murdered">https://www.theguardian.com/commentis...
None of this stopped her boyfriend from establishing in court that she up for it. He got 22 months in prison. Our next month. 3/
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This has been a priority issue for me since the day I arrived in Parliament. It has been a privilege to support the brilliant campaign led by @HarrietHarman & @Mark4WyreForest. A true cross-party effort 4/
Amazing women have supported us along the way - @GraziaUK @RosamundUrwin & others. The most credit should go to the fearless team at @Wecantconsentto for meticulously researching the stories of all these women & exposing the faultline 5/
But most of all, this is thanks to the heroes at the @MoJGovUK and @ukhomeoffice who got this over the line. Especially @AlexChalkChelt & Victoria Atkins who had the will and imagination to get it into the Domestic Abuse Bill and surmount the technical obstacles 6/
And finally thank you to @RobertBuckland @pritipatel and the Prime Minister @BorisJohnson for giving this crucial support from the top. #wecantconsenttothat 7/ End
