Jeremy Corbyn’s has suggested that women-only train carriages could be introduced at night to guard against sexual attacks.
The frontrunner in the election to be Labour leader raised the issue amid a climate of growing concern about sexual harassment on public transport. (See article)
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But the Everyday Sexism Project described women-only carriages as “a real step backwards” while leadership candidates Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall both insisted it was not the appropriate solution.
The number of sex offences on Britain’s railways increased last year, according to figures from British Transport Police (BTP).
There were 1,399 sexual offences in 2014/15, up from 1,117 the previous year.
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