The Home Office has issued new guidance to asylum seekers explaining UK laws and social expectations, including rules around rape, sexual consent, domestic abuse and gender equality.

The nine-page guide explains that both people must consent to sexual activity, that someone who is asleep, drunk or unable to respond cannot consent, and that sex with someone under 16 is illegal. It also stresses that men and women have equal rights under UK law.

The Government argues that people arriving from different cultures should be clearly informed about British laws and expectations. But the booklet has already triggered a political argument over why such guidance is considered necessary and how it characterises people seeking asylum.

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