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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Matt Mathers

Labour accuses Tories of handing 4,000 rapists ‘shockingly short’ prison sentences

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Labour has accused the Tories of handing " shockingly short" prison sentences to 4,000 rapists, as the party continued to attack Rishi Sunak’s handling of sentencing.

Sir Keir Starmers’ party has vowed to crack down on rapists by giving criminals convicted of the offence a minimum sentence of seven years behind bars.

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