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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Mark Townsend Home Affairs Editor

‘We can’t wait any longer’: anger over Priti Patel’s ‘inaction’ on violence against women

Ashling Murphy’s family as the hearse prepares to leave St. Brigid’s Church, County Offaly after her funeral on 18 January.
Ashling Murphy’s family as the hearse prepares to leave St. Brigid’s Church, County Offaly after her funeral on 18 January. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images

Leading campaign groups that have spent years tackling the growing problem of violence against women and girls are becoming increasingly frustrated with an apparent lack of action from the home secretary six months after the government announced a major strategy designed to tackle the issue.

Despite the promise of a “radical programme of change” announced by Priti Patel in late July last year, campaigners say a number of central pledges have disappeared without trace, or have not been implemented, without proper explanation.

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