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New VE Day law to stop Churchill statue sacrilege

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Offenders could face up to three months in prison and a 1,000 fine for desecrating Churchill statue.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says it will be added to list of war memorials.

The 12-foot statue was unveiled in Westminster Square in 1973 by his widow Clementine .

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