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Labour MP questions rape defendant anonymity

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Men accused of rape might be given anonymity under new proposals. Labour MP and former minister Caroline Flint is calling on the government to debate this issue. She asks "why in rape would you want to provide anonymity when it's not being suggested that it'd be provided for other violent clime?"


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