https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...marriages.html
Minimum marriage age will be raised to 18 in England and Wales in days in bid to stop child brides being forced into wedlock
- People were previously able to get married at 16 if they had parental consent
- Adults who facilitate marriage for those under 18 could face seven years in jail
- The new law prevents parents taking children abroad to get married before 18
- The bill was introduced to parliament by Conservative MP Pauline Latham
- Payzee Malika, who was forced into marriage, said the bill was 'real life change'
