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A politician in the United Kingdom has a new law on upskirting from passed. Upskirting is when someone secretly a photo under someone else's skirt. Many politicians wanted to it a crime, with a two-year prison sentence. However, the politician Sir Christopher Chope the government's attempt to the law. Mr Chope is a member of Prime Minster Theresa May's ruling Conservative Party. Ms May said she was "disappointed" that a member of her party blocked the law from being passed. She to see upskirting a criminal offence. She that she wanted to see the bill soon, "with government support".

Upskirting is a big problem around the world because of digital cameras on mobile phones. Thousands of women in many countries have after men have photos up their skirts. Quite often, the man the photo to a website. Mr Chope did not reporters why he blocked the bill. However, Gina Martin, the woman who the campaign for the upskirting law, said Mr Chope told her that he to it because it "wasn't debated" in parliament. She also Mr Chope "wasn't really sure" what upskirting . Politician Dawn Butler said: "It's absolutely disgusting that a male [politician] has blocked upskirting from a criminal offence."