Deputy prime minister says change would be a massive step but ‘deserves proper consideration and scrutiny’
The government has said it will consider calls to change the age of consent after a woman waived her right to anonymity to publicly claim she was raped by Russell Brand as a 16-year-old schoolgirl.
Mia Latter, now 37, alleged she had been orally raped by the jailed comedian when she was a teenager and he was 30 years old.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/nov/15/uk-government-to-consider-changing-age-of-consent-after-allegations-against-russell-brand
Author : Raphael Boyd and Press Association
Publish date : 2026-11-15 09:31:00
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