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| Jeremy Corbyn would consider women-only rail carriages | Jeremy Corbyn would consider women-only rail carriages |
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| Labour leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn has said he would consider women-only rail carriages to help stem a rise in assaults on public transport. | Labour leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn has said he would consider women-only rail carriages to help stem a rise in assaults on public transport. |
| Mr Corbyn says he will consult women on the suggestion. | |
| tThe Independent says he will also call for a 24-hour hotline for reporting harassment and assault. | |
| It comes after British Transport Police (BTP) figures suggested sex offences on trains and at stations had risen by 25% to record levels. | |
| Mr Corbyn said: "My intention would be to make public transport safer for everyone from the train platform, to the bus stop to on the mode of transport itself. | |
| "However, I would consult with women and open it up to hear their views on whether women-only carriages would be welcome - and also if piloting this at times and [on] modes of transport where harassment is reported most frequently would be of interest." | "However, I would consult with women and open it up to hear their views on whether women-only carriages would be welcome - and also if piloting this at times and [on] modes of transport where harassment is reported most frequently would be of interest." |
| According to the Independent he will say it is "simply unacceptable" that many females have to adapt their daily lives to avoid being harassed in public, including while using public transport. | |
| Tory MP Sarah Wollaston has said the women-only carriages proposal would not protect anyone. | |
| Mrs Wollaston, chair of the health select committee, tweeted: that segregating women on public transport "just normalises unacceptable attitudes". | |
| She went on: "In countries where women are segregated on public transport, this is a marker for disempowerment, not safety." | |
| Rail minister Claire Perry suggested introducing women-only carriages in September last year. Compartments solely for females were last used on UK railways in 1977. | Rail minister Claire Perry suggested introducing women-only carriages in September last year. Compartments solely for females were last used on UK railways in 1977. |
| Countries that have introduced train carriages solely for females include Mexico, Japan, India and Indonesia. | |
| BTP recorded 1,399 sexual offences in 2014-15 in England, Scotland and Wales - up 282 on the previous year. | BTP recorded 1,399 sexual offences in 2014-15 in England, Scotland and Wales - up 282 on the previous year. |
| The force said the rise in sex crime figures was mainly due to a campaign to encourage reporting of these offences, which was launched in London in 2013 after a survey suggested that 90% of such attacks went unreported. | |
| Labour leadership contest | Labour leadership contest |