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When criminals were released early from prison,

because there simply weren't enough cells to house all those who've been sentenced,

it was victims of domestic violence,

who were amongst the most alarmed and fearful.

Ministers said that they didn't want to release domestic abusers, but since there is no crime of domestic abuse, it was impossible to

identify all domestic abusers in order to keep them all locked up. My guest on political thinking

this week is trying to change that.

He spoke movingly in the House of Commons, his abuse, he and his mother faced from her ex-partner.

And despite the fact he's been an MP for less than a year and is a Liberal Democrat,

he's persuaded Labour ministers to back his campaign. He is Josh

Baburinde, the first black Liberal Democrats MP, the party's justice spokesperson who's already,

he might not welcome this, being tipped to be a future party leader. Josh Barbarandi,

welcome to political things. Thanks for having me, Nick.

I watched you speak in the House of Commons,

and you quoted a speech that you'd heard in the House of Commons long before you became an MP.

A speech, is it fair to say, that changed your life and may end up contributing to changing the law of this country?

It was thoroughly moving. Michelle Thompson, then SMP, MP for Edinburgh West.

And yes, she got up in the winter of 2016 and spoke about her experience of being a survivor

of rape. And she said in her speech, I am not a victim.

I am a survivor.

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