UK PM Debate: Rishi Sunak Talks Tough On ‘Downblousing’, vows to clamp down on s3x offenders

‘Downblousing’ will Become A Criminal Offence If Rishi Sunak Becomes UK Prime Minister, The Former Chancellor Has Announced.

Mr Sunak has promised a crackdown on s3x offenders if he pulls off a surprise win in the race for Number 10 – saying he would make the act of taking photos down a woman’s top without consent, or “downblousing”, illegal.

At the moment in England and Wales, acts such as upskirting or voyeurism are criminalised, but downblousing is not covered by existing legislation.

The former chancellor also said he would create a new emergency taskforce to hunt down grooming gangs.

Mr Sunak said: “S3xual violence against women and girls should be treated as a national emergency until it has been defeated.

“As a father of two girls, I want them to be able to go for a walk in the evening or to a shop at night without any fear of threat.

“As chancellor, I boosted support for victims to record levels – quadruple those under Labour – and a ground-breaking new approach to policing which is helping drive up prosecutions of sex offenders.

“As prime minister, I will go further. I will make it a criminal offence if you harass women by taking intimate images of them without their consent, and will introduce a major crackdown on grooming gangs.

“We can not let sensitivities over race stop us from catching dangerous criminals who prey on women, and I will not stop until we live in a society where women and girls can go about their daily lives feeling safe and secure.”