Andy Burnham 'to consider' calls to stagger the age of consent after fresh Russell Brand claims

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The Government is set to look at demands to protect teens from sexual exploitation by older partners following allegations against Russell Brand and David Walliams.

Published: 13:51 GMT, 15 November 2026 | Updated: 13:52 GMT, 15 November 2026

The Government is set to look at demands to protect teens from sexual exploitation by older partners following allegations against Russell Brand and David Walliams.

Brand, the 51-year-old disgraced comedian, was jailed on Monday for 10-and-a-half years after his conviction for rape and sexual assault.

A woman who says she was groomed by Brand when she was 16 and he was 30 has now become the first of his accusers to waive her anonymity.

Mia Latter, 37, decided to reveal her identity to open up about the alleged abuse she suffered at Brand's hands when she was just a teenager.

It comes after a woman described her alleged encounter with Walliams, another TV entertainer, when she was 15 as 'sexual assault'.

Russell Brand, the 51-year-old disgraced comedian, was jailed on Monday for 10-and-a-half years after his conviction for rape and sexual assault

Mia Latter (pictured) is the first of Russell Brand's accusers to waive her anonymity, claiming the comic abused her when he was 30 and she was 16

It comes after a woman described her alleged encounter with Walliams, another TV entertainer, when she was 15 as 'sexual assault'. He denies any wrongdoing

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