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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Athena Stavrou

Warning far-right has ‘hijacked’ women’s safety for political gain

Leading women’s rights groups have warned that the far right movement has “hijacked” the issue of women’s safety for political gain.

More than 100 organisations have written to prime minister Sir Keir Starmer to urge the government to stop far-right groups from “weaponising” violence against women and girls (VAWG) for a “racist, anti-migrant agenda”.

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