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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Nina Lloyd & Dave Burke

Backlash over Labour ad claiming Rishi Sunak doesn't think paedophiles should be jailed

Labour has sparked a backlash over a "debased" advert suggesting Rishi Sunak doesn't think adults who sexually assault children should be locked up.

The advert, which was shared yesterday, shows a picture of the Prime Minister alongside the words: "Do you think adults convicted of sexually assaulting children should go to prison? Rishi Sunak doesn't."

It comes after Labour accused the Tories of allowing dangerous criminals to walk free, after it emerged 4,000 were given community sentences or suspended sentences after child sex abuse cases.

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