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TORY ministers must make “horrendous” drink and needle spiking attacks a specific criminal offence, members of retail union Usdaw demanded today.
Cambridgeshire delegate Simon Eggleton told the union’s annual conference that the problem, which disproportionally affects young women, is very much a trade union issue as it affects the future of the labour movement.
The debate on the emergency motion came after the Commons home affairs select committee warned last week that the true prevalence of drink and needle spiking, which it described as a “heinous crime,” is unknown because of inadequate data collection.
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