Women-only train carriages could offer a 'safe space' on public transport, Labour politician says
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23 AUGUST 2017 • 12:57AM
Women-only train carriages should be considered to combat increasing sexual violence on public transport, a Labour frontbencher has said.
Shadow fire minister Chris Williamson said creating separate travelling arrangements for female passengers might offer "a safe space" for women as sexual offences on trains have more than doubled in the past five years.
It follows a 17-year-old girl being sexually assaulted twice, by two different men on a train journey between Newquay and Plymouth as she made her way home from the Boardmasters festival on August 12.
Some 1,448 offences were reported in 2016/17, compared with 650 incidents in 2012/2013, British Transport Police figures show.
The idea was initially suggested by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn during his 2015 leadership bid, but the plans were dropped after attracting criticism, including from prominent women Labour MPs such as Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall.
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