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Jon Brady

Edinburgh lapdancers slam strip club ban bid over fears of 'greater risk of harm'

Lapdancers working in Edinburgh say they will be forced to work in dangerous unregulated conditions if a planned ban on strip clubs comes into effect next year.

Last week, city councillors voted five to four to impose a nil-cap on sex entertainment venues (SEVs) from April 1 2023.

Labour and Tory members united to vote for the blanket ban, defeating an SNP bid to protect existing venues, after hearing from activists who said clubs promoted the sexual objectification of and violence towards women.

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