The judge called him a “sexual predator” at the start of his sentencing remarks.

One of his victims told the court that “the consequences of what happened have affected almost every aspect” of her life.

His barrister has argued he’s “fundamentally a different person today”.

The Prime Minister’s praised the bravery of his victims, and their decision to come forward, saying it will bring about wider changes to the legal system.

Brand was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman whose breasts he grabbed at a bar in London in 2004.

He was also guilty of sexually assaulting a woman at the Choice FM studios in London in either 2004 or 2005, when he grabbed her face and kissed her before touching her breasts and bottom.

Brand was guilty of anally raping a woman at his then-home in London in 2009 after meeting her at a comedy show in Hammersmith.

He was also guilty of a sexual assault charge while working on a Channel 4 project in 2009, when he laid his head into the groin area of a woman working with him without her consent.

The judge, Mr Justice Bennathan went through each attack as he handed down his punishment: