Perverts who photograph breastfeeding women without permission could face up to two years in jail under moves being considered by ministers.
Justice Secretary Dominic Raab is looking at broadening a law which came into force in 2019 to combat ‘upskirting’.
The Voyeurism Act made it illegal to take a photograph under someone’s clothing without their consent but it does not specifically cover women who have to remove garments to feed an infant.
Now Mr Raab may widen the law following a campaign led by Labour MP Stella Creasy who said she had been photographed while feeding her baby daughter on a train in north London.
A Ministry of Justice source said: ‘It is under consideration but is still at an early stage.’
Mr Raab may widen the law following a campaign led by Labour MP Stella Creasy (pictured) who said she had been photographed while feeding her baby daughter on a train in north London
Miss Creasy said earlier this year she was breastfeeding her then four-month-old on a train near Highbury and Islington, north London, when she noticed a teenage boy laughing and taking pictures.
‘He had his phone out and I thought he
