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UK government to consider changing age of consent after allegations against Russell Brand

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UK government to consider changing age of consent after allegations against Russell Brand

The Guardian · Nov 15, 2026, 12:17 AM UTC

Deputy prime minister says change would be a massive step but ‘deserves proper consideration and scrutiny’ The government has said it will consider calls to change the age of consent after a woman waived her right to anonymity to publicly claim she was raped by Russell Brand as a 16-year-old schoolgirl.…