“Rapists have never had it so good,” shadow minister Jess Phillips tells event
Jess Phillips, Labour’s shadow minister for domestic violence and safeguarding, told a LabourList fringe event at party conference…
Domestic Violence
As the first female metro mayor, I’ll be a champion for women’s empowerment
Hit and beaten with sticks, treated more like an animal than a human, Sarah was the first woman…
Labour welcomes “overhaul” of family courts to protect domestic abuse victims
Labour has welcomed new plans to provide domestic abuse victims with stronger protections in the family justice system,…
Labour proposes legislation to support domestic abuse services
Labour has proposed legislation that would force the government to deliver urgent support to domestic abuse services amid…
There’s an awareness campaign. What now for victims of domestic abuse?
Between March 23rd and April 13th, the Count Dead Women project recorded 16 domestic abuse killings: over twice…
Butler calls on PM to classify domestic violence professionals as key workers
Dawn Butler has called on Boris Johnson to “urgently reconsider” the decision to omit domestic violence professionals from…
Caroline Flack, the corporate media and the Crown Prosecution Service
As we approach International Women’s Day on March 8th, it is important to recognise that the struggle for…
WATCH: Jess Phillips lists women killed by men over last year
Jess Phillips has used a Commons debate on International Women’s Day to read out the names of all…
10 days paid leave for domestic violence victims – Dawn Butler’s full speech
Below is the full speech given by Dawn Butler, Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities, at Labour Party Women’s…
How children of alcoholics changed politics
This piece was commissioned by guest editor Jon Ashworth. Since 2015, an unprecedented leap forward has been made for…
