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UK home secy under fire for joking about date rape drug

IndiaTimes Monday, 25 December 2023
British home secretary James Cleverly faced backlash for joking about date rape while announcing plans to crack down on the offence. Cleverly reportedly made the joke during a drinks reception at 10 Downing Street, suggesting drugging his wife. The Fawcett Society, a women's rights charity, called the remarks "sickening" and demanded Cleverly's resignation. Cleverly said "a little bit of Rohypnol" - the so-called date rape drug - "in her drink every night" was "not really illegal if it''s only a little bit".
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Shadow domestic violence minister Alex Davies-Jones describes reports that Home Secretary James Cleverly made a joke about spiking his wife’s drink with a date rape drug as “very, very concerning”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at...

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