Member

This is not just another amendment. It is a lightbulb moment, a recognition that what has been normalised for too long is neither safe nor acceptable. Again, I refer to my friend, the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron. This must not be the new normal, and I thank the Government for recognising that. For too many women and girls this has meant fear, injury and trauma. There is no safe way to strangle someone, let us be clear. Reports coming into the review would say that teachers were having boys saying in sex education lessons, “How do I safely strangle my girlfriend?”. One school did an extraordinary session on how to safely strangle your partner. What the absolute you-know-what? I hope this will put an end to the crazy place that we have managed to get ourselves to.