France has voted to criminalise people who pay for sex in new measures to tackle prostitution.

"I clutched the cash while he used me" - sex trade realities via https://t.co/UkrEJxKxSa @RachelRMoran

— Ruhama (@RuhamaAgency) April 7, 2016

An Irish lobby group is calling on the new government to enact legislation to do the same here, after it missed out being introduced by a matter of hours because the General Election was called.

New French laws criminalise buying sex welcomed by @RuhamaAgency. New Govt urged to enact Irish laws @TodayFMNews pic.twitter.com/eQRwsfpPEr

— Helen Vaughan (@HelenVaughan24) April 7, 2016

Helen Vaughan reports on the new laws in France, and calls for Ireland to follow suit.