UK mulls age of consent change after Brand rape allegation

Deputy PM signals government will consider altering the age of consent following a woman's public allegation that Russell Brand raped her when she was 16 and he was 30. The claim, made by Mia Latter, is part of ongoing legal proceedings against Brand, who is jailed. The policy review is preliminary and faces significant legal and social hurdles.

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