Politics● Low49m ago · Nov 15, 2026, 11:01 AM
Government ‘considering’ change in age of consent laws following Brand allegations
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Independent · United Kingdom · Western Europe
The government has been facing calls to change current UK law that allows adults of any age to legally able to have sex with 16 and 17-year-olds
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