The minimum marriage age in England and Wales will be raised to 18 in days in a bid to stop child brides being forced into wedlock. Justice Secretary Dominic Raab previously said he backed Ms Latham's move, telling the Sun: 'Forced child marriage ruins lives. There have been nearly 3,000 forced marriage protection orders in the last seven years despite the number of under 18s hoping to marry falling. 'This is for me, for Banaz, for any child impacted by child marriage', Ms Malika added. Tears both days.

Source: Daily Mail April 27, 2022 23:13 UTC