Jeremy Corbyn’s women-only train carriages idea condemned

Jeremy Corbyn’s suggestion that women-only train carriages could be introduced at night to guard against sexual attacks has been condemned by rival Labour leadership contenders and anti-sexism campaigners.

Jeremy Corbyn’s women-only train carriages idea condemned

The surprise favourite in the election to be Labour leader raised the issue amid a climate of growing concern about sexual harassment on public transport.

But the Everyday Sexism Project described women-only carriages as “a real step backwards” while leadership candidates Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall both insisted it was not the appropriate solution.

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