‘A grotesque indignity to women’: Rachel Reeves scraps dehumanising rape clause

Rachel Reeves scraps 'dehumanising and cruel' rape clauseCredit: Parliament TV

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00:00And neither can I in good conscience leave in place the vile policy known as

00:04the Rape Clause. Requiring women to prove if their child has been conceived

00:10non-consensually to receive support. I'm proud to be Britain's first female

00:17Chancellor of the Exchequer. I take the responsibilities that come with that

00:22seriously. I will not tolerate the grotesque indignity of women of the Rape

00:29Clause any longer. It is dehumanising, it is cruel, and I will remove it from the

00:37statute book.