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Trust parents to make smacking decisions – Education Secretary

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Parents should be trusted to make their own decisions about whether to smack their children, the Education Secretary has said.

Nadhim Zahawi rejected a call from the Children’s Commissioner for England for a ban on smacking children, saying mothers and fathers are “entitled” to be able to discipline their youngsters.

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