A BARONESS from Brighton has defended her call for a 6pm curfew for men after the disappearance and death of Sarah Everard.

Baroness Jenny Jones of Moulsecoomb was speaking in the House of Lords on Wednesday evening, as peers debated domestic abuse legislation.

She said: "In the week that Sarah Everard was abducted, and we suppose killed, because remains have been found in a field in Kent, I would argue that at the next opportunity for any bill that's appropriate, I might actually put in an amendment to create a curfew for men on the streets after 6pm.

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"I feel this would make women a lot safer and discrimination of all kinds would be lessened."

The Green Party peer's suggestion for a curfew prompted a fierce debate online.

It comes after reports the Metropolitan Police issued advice to women not to venture out alone in the part of south London where Ms Everard is from, as they knocked on doors to speak to people as part of their investigation.

Speaking on Sky News, Baroness Jones defended her statement in the House of Lords and said: "I'd been sitting in a debate on domestic abuse for several days and then the Met Police advice came through for women to stay home.

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"No one makes a fuss when the police suggest women stay at home but men are up in arms when I suggest it.

"I just think men don't understand the pressure women are under. If this has sparked intense scrutiny, I'm really happy."

She added that a ban on men leaving the house "is not Green Party policy" and said her suggestion for a curfew was not "entirely serious".

Baroness Jones said: "I'm just trying to highlight the fact that when the police victim blame by asking women to stay home, we don't react, but when I suggest it for men, everyone is up in arms.

"There is misogyny out there and we need to fix it."

Many Twitter users have disagreed over Baroness Jones' statement, with some calling for her to resign.

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One Twitter user described her call for a curfew as "hypocrisy" and "the most ridiculous thing I've read in a long time".

Another penned: "When Baroness Jones says she’s making a point, she means exactly that.

"It’s mirroring the outrage that half the population has to put up with all the time".

Since the disappearance of Ms Everard, thousands of women have taken to social media to share their fears when walking alone and their experiences of harassment.

Today, a body which was found during the search for Ms Everard in woodland in Kent has been confirmed as hers.

The 33-year-old marketing executive disappeared after leaving a friend’s house in Clapham, south London, at about 9pm last Wednesday, March 3.

A serving Metropolitan Police officer was arrested on suspicion of kidnap and murder and remains in custody.