A Labour government would officially apologise and pardon the suffragettes for the miscarriages of justice they suffered in fighting for womenβs right to vote in Britain, said Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
the Labour shadow cabinet agreed to plans for a royal pardon as Britain marked the 100th anniversary of the act that extended the right to vote to property-owning women over 30 years of age. The right was granted to all women over 21 years of age a decade later.
Labour has launched a 12-month campaign to celebrate womenβs suffrage and work on plans to end the current βgrotesque levels of inequalityβ in society.
Corbyn said: βAs a country, we must recognise and honour the enormous contribution and sacrifice made by women who campaigned for the right to vote.
βMany of those women were treated appallingly by society and the state ... Some were severely mistreated and force-fed in prison post-conviction, so a pardon could mean something to their families.β
Like the article?Β SubscribeΒ to ΒιΆΉΣ³» now! You can alsoΒ Β us on Facebook andΒ Β on Twitter.