Labour promises ‘tough’ new law against spiking to protect women and girls

Keir Starmer said spiking is ‘pernicious, dangerous and hateful’ and promised the Labour Party will ‘punish it as such’

Starmer has previously committed Labour to the ‘mission’ of halving incidents of violence against women and girls (PA Wire)

Labour would make spiking a specific offence in order to tackle a “terrifying rise” in the crime, Sir Keir Starmer has pledged.

The Labour leader said spiking was a “pernicious, dangerous and hateful crime” and promised the party will “punish it as such”.

As prime minister, Sir Keir would create a “tough” new law to “stem the scourge of dangerous crimes being perpetrated against women and girls”, he said.