Dawn Butler responds to news that the government will make free sanitary products available in secondary schools

Dawn Butler MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities, commenting on news the government will make free sanitary products available in schools, said:

"This is a victory for all those who have campaigned for an end to period poverty. I set out Labour's support for free sanitary products in secondary schools at Labour Conference in 2017 so we're pleased that the Government has adopted yet another Labour policy.

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1. “The next Labour Government will provide funding for free sanitary products for secondary schools, foodbanks and homeless shelters.” - Dawn Butler September 2017 at Labour Conference https://labour.org.uk/press/labour-will-take-action-to-end-period-poverty/