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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin and Maya Oppenheim

Starmer criticised for failing to mention key pledge to halve violence against women in reset speech

Sir Keir Starmer is under fire after failing to mention the “epidemic” of violence against women in a major speech designed to relaunch his struggling government.

During the election campaign, the prime minister had made a flagship pledge to voters to ensure the problem was halved in a decade.

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