How Labour can learn from Iceland and be radical for women
Part of a LabourList series on International Women’s Day 2018. This week we have celebrated International Women’s Day, marking…
Violence against women
Today is the day Labour must renew its determination to end online violence against women and girls
Earlier this year I received a wave of hateful online abuse and harassment after a video of me…
Jon Trickett: One in six refuges have closed since 2010 – the Tories must do more to protect vulnerable women
Recently in the house of commons I raised the question of how we treat survivors of domestic abuse.…
Court rules Tory cuts to legal aid for domestic abuse cases are “invalid”
Ministers have suffered another embarrassing defeat in the Court of Appeal over their attempts to restrict access to…
Labour should stand up to protect sex workers – and London can lead the way
With Keir Starmer developing the Victims Charter, Sadiq Khan putting forward his vision for London and because everyday…
Leadership candidates respond to women-only carriages idea
Jeremy Corbyn has today proposed a consultation with women over whether women-only train carriages should be introduced, as…
Labour asks Government to back FGM proposals
Seema Malhotra, Shadow Minister for Preventing Violence Against Women and Girls, has asked the Government to back plans…
Clive Efford calls for FA intervention on Ched Evans
UPDATE: Ched Evans will not now sign for Oldham Athletic, according to Sky Sports. Labour’s Shadow Sports Minister…
Labour will set up a national refuge fund
Today it’s International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women. Yvette Cooper has marked this by announcing that Labour…
We need safer, more stable homes for victims of domestic violence
Homes and what happens in them profoundly affects those who grow up and those who live in them.…
