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December 24, 2018updated 30 Sep 2022 7:17am

MPs repeat call for ‘Cliff’s Law’ to stop suspects being named before charge after Gatwick drone front pages

By Charlotte Tobitt

A Conservative MP has repeated her calls for a “Cliff’s Law” to stop suspects being named before they are charged after a number of Sunday newspapers named and pictured a couple arrested in connection with drone disruption at Gatwick airport.

Anna Soubry MP (pictured) said the couple “should not have been named in the media”, adding that a new law was “needed” to make it a criminal offence to name suspects before charge unless it is in the interests of justice.

The pair were pictured on the front pages of the Mail on Sunday, Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Mirror, Sunday Express and Sunday People yesterday morning, as well as on numerous news websites.

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