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Home secretary admits date rape joke may have 'distracted' from work to tackle spiking

Sky News Tuesday, 2 January 2024
Home Secretary James Cleverly has made a personal apology for a date rape joke and admitted it "potentially distracted" from the government's work to tackle drink spiking.
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