The Home Secretary James Cleverly has apologised after he joked about sedating his wife with illegal date-rape drug rohypnol behind closed doors in Downing Street
The joke came just hours after the launching plans to toughen up drink spiking laws.
Making the joke He said it was to stop her from realising there were better men out there
“Mr Cleverly’s office said this happened in what was always understood as a private conversation” said a spokesman to the Mirror newspaper who broke the story
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said spiking is a “disturbing and serious crime which is having a devastating impact on young women’s lives”.
“We rely on political leaders to take action to end violence against women and girls, and the misogyny that underpins it. It is vital that spiking survivors see ministers treating the subject seriously and not downplaying the reality so many women face.” Said a spokesperson for the charity Women’s Aid
