Truss vows to outlaw street harassment as Sunak pledges ban on ‘downblousing’

Tory leadership hopefuls set out plans to tackle violence against women and girls, as Labour's Stella Creasy welcomes Truss U-turn

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Liz Truss has vowed to make street harassment a crime months after a similar move was blocked by Boris Johnson, while Rishi Sunak pledged to outlaw downblousing" - taking a photo down a woman's top without consent.

Both Tory leadership candidates set out plans to tackle violence against women and girls, which has been the focus of a longstanding campaign by opposition MPs and feminist activists, especially after the killings of women including Sarah Everard, Sabina Nessa and Zara Aleena.