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Nick Lester

Slavery victims cannot be ‘abandoned’ over loophole concerns, says Theresa May

Theresa May introduced the Modern Slavery Act when home secretary (Hannah McKay/PA) - (PA Archive)

Victims of modern slavery cannot be “abandoned” over fears of creating a legal loophole, Tory former prime minister Theresa May has told Parliament.

The Conservative peer made the impassioned point after concerns were raised by her own frontbench that her attempt to protect those who fall prey to trafficking could be exploited by “bad actors”.

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