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Rewrite ‘victim-blaming’ drink-spiking campaign, UK civil servants told

Rewrite ‘victim-blaming’ drink-spiking campaign, UK civil servants told



Minister tells Labour conference delegates that Whitehall should focus on stopping perpetratorsCivil servants were told to rewrite a proposed social media campaign to combat drink-spiking after the original appeared to blame victims, a minister has told Labour conference delegates.Alex Davies-Jones, the minister for violence against women and girls, suggested that Whitehall encouraged a “culture of victim blaming” and should instead focus on stopping perpetrators. Continue reading…



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Author : Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Publish date : 2024-09-22 15:39:43

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