Campaigners have signed an open letter calling for the prime minister to ban smacking youngsters in England.
The letter follows calls from well being consultants and youngsters’s charities for a UK-wide ban.
Smacking is already prohibited in Wales and Scotland, however in England, the Children’s Act permits for the observe in instances the place it’s "reasonable punishment".
Read extra: https://news.sky.com/story/alan-shearer-and-michael-caine-join-calls-for-pm-to-ban-smacking-13449805
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