Actor Sir Michael Caine and ex-England footballer Alan Shearer are among a host of famous faces and campaigners who have signed a letter to Sir Keir Starmer to be handed in to Downing Street View 3 Images Sir Michael Caine is backing the campaign (Image: AFP via Getty Images)

Actor Sir Michael Caine and former England footballer Alan Shearer have called on the Prime Minister to ban smacking, urging him to be “brave and lead with courage and compassion”. ‌

They are among a host of famous faces and campaigners who have signed a letter to Sir Keir Starmer to be handed in to Downing Street on Tuesday. ‌

The signatories, including actors Natalie Dormer and Samantha Morton , argue that in England, where smacking is not completely outlawed, children currently have less prot

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