May pledges new action to tackle 'barbaric evil' of modern slavery

London

PRIME Minister Theresa May set out a drive to tackle modern slavery in Britain on Sunday, pledging more funding and a new cross-government task force to help stamp out what she called a "barbaric evil".

She made the pledge as a review into the 2015 Modern Slavery Act, pioneered by Ms May in her previous role as home secretary, showed that in 2015, 40 per cent more victims had been identified and 14 per cent more slavery offences had been prosecuted.