'Slaves are being raped, beaten and starved in towns up and down the UK'
‘Slaves are being raped, beaten and starved in towns up and down the UK’ says Iain Duncan Smith, as he backs Sun’s Stamp Out Slavery Campaign
Over the past fortnight, as part of their Stamp Out Slavery campaign, the Sun has told the stories of men and women likeElvira was forced to work for 20 hours a day for her slave masters. She, like Brenda, who came over to the UK to send money back to her family in Asia, are forced to cook and clean for little or no pay, and are stripped of their basic human rights.
I know Sun readers will back this campaign with me. The real hardworking people of this country have always had a sense of natural justice and when something is wrong, they call it out.I am backing the Sun's Stamp Out Slavery campaign - which calls to change the amount of time victims are allowed to remain in the UK, - because I truly believe we have to do more to help and treat victims of modern slavery .
The Home Office estimated that there are 13,000 people held in slavery in the UK, with the Global Slavery Index suggesting the figure could be as many as 136,000. During this short time, they are given accommodation, financial aid, medical treatment, counselling, a support worker, a translator and legal advice.Back Lord McColl's proposed bill, which suggests all victims of modern slavery should be given a year's support to recover.
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