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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 9 December 2025

Debate

Crime and Policing Bill

Contribution

She has also made it clear that the Government must read her recommendations in tandem with the online pornography review, and that she is deeply concerned that harmful content that would be illegal offline remains unrestrained online. Wayne Couzens openly paraded violent, degrading porn to police colleagues. Free-to-view content was found on all his devices when he was arrested. A casual acceptance of violence and unchecked, dangerous predatory behaviour led to Sarah Everard’s murder. There is no doubt in my mind that porn played its part. When I met Gisèle Pelicot’s daughter, Caroline Darian, she was certain that extreme online pornography had emboldened her father and his accomplices to carry out their hideous crimes.

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