Controlling or coercive behaviour now on a par with other domestic abuse crimes Women’s Aid said coercive control is ‘a key tool used by perpetrators of domestic abuse’. Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2025
Labour accused of rank hypocrisy over plans to detain child migrants and ditch slavery protections Yvette Cooper is pressing ahead with plans her party previously opposed as campaigners warn measures will only increase trafficking The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025
Only 4% of alleged domestic abusers in police dismissed, survey finds Launching her criminal justice report on Wednesday, Dame Nicole Jacobs called for ‘structural change’. The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025
Media Watch: The power of Musk and BBC licence fee debate Welcoming to the latest edition of Media Watch! Over the last week we’ve seen the UK Government give in to demands for an inquiry into grooming… The National (Scotland) · Jan 20, 2025
Oldham gang rape survivor blasts ‘appalling’ Labour plan for local grooming inquiries and ‘rapid audit’ Survivor Samantha Walker-Roberts hit out at Yvette Cooper’s plan and called £5million budget for five government-backed inquiries ‘absolutely shocking’ The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2025
Tories are amplifying conspiracy theories of foreign billionaires, says Nandy Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said while the Tories ‘amplify the noise and conspiracy theories we are cracking on with delivering for people’. Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2025
Elon Musk and the phoney far-right narrative of ‘protecting’ women Across the 2000s, a series of child sex exploitation cases affected British towns, including Telford, Rochdale, Oxford and Rotherham, scarring the lives of hundreds of children. In 2011, Times journalist Andrew Norfolk reported that networks – so-called “grooming gangs” – of largely British Asian men of Pakistani heritage had trafficked… The Conversation · Jan 14, 2025
Musk tried to ‘undermine’ general election and ‘depose’ Starmer, MPs told Labour MP Johanna Baxter also accused Elon Musk of putting the safety of Home Office minister Jess Phillips ‘at risk’ through his platform X. Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2025
Labour MP breaks ranks and demands Starmer launches grooming gang inquiry Liverpool Walton MP Dan Carden becomes the first Labour MP to demand an inquiry into the Asian grooming gangs that targeted white working-class girls The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2025
‘Unprecedented’ rise in abortion prosecutions prompts call for law change from medical leaders Statement from 30 groups including BMA and royal colleges says current law is causing “trauma and cruelty” The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2025
Tech giants told UK online safety laws ‘not up for negotiation’ Senior cabinet minister promises not to dilute new measures despite Musk comments and Zuckerberg’s attacks on countries ‘censoring’ content The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2025
Ian Hislop praised for ‘perfect’ takedown of ‘contradiction-riddled’ Elon Musk ‘Have I Got News for You’ star and ‘Private Eye’ editor didn’t hold back when tearing into tech billionaire The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2025
Elon Musk tweets investigated by UK counter-extremism unit ELON Musk’s recent tweets attacking the UK and senior Labour politicians are “being probed by the Government’s counter-extremism unit”,… The National (Scotland) · Jan 10, 2025
UK officials 'monitoring' Elon Musk's social media as 'possible security risk' Entrepreneur’s social media posts are being tracked by Government officials, according to reports Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2025
Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2025 Spending less time on X (Twitter) has 'vastly improved my mental health', says Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy The Cabinet minister said that reducing her time on Twitter meant she also better understood ‘what really matters to the country’
The Conversation · Jan 10, 2025 Attacks on Jess Phillips show how online abuse of women is intended to keep them out of the public square British MP Jess Phillips describing the online attacks she has received from Elon Musk in recent days as “very, very, very tiring” will have struck a chord with many women. Powerful men trying to silence women happens so often that it rarely makes news.
International Business Times UK · Jan 10, 2025 'C**ts': Netizens and Elon Musk React to Labour Voting Down Inquiry Into Pakistani Rape Gangs The row over what to do about the Pakistani rape gangs scandal continues to rumble on, with the governing Labour party yesterday facing criticism for blocking a national inquiry into the issue.
The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2025 Jess Phillips says ‘action needed’ to combat grooming gangs The minister argued there was a lack of ‘fundamental change on the ground’ when the Tories were in power.
Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2025 Rayner: I’d meet with Musk to challenge him on factually incorrect attacks The Deputy Prime Minister suggested the billionaire should be ‘correcting the record as soon as possible’ over information shared on his X platform.
Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2025 Andy Burnham backs ‘limited’ new child grooming inquiry The Mayor of Greater Manchester signalled he was supportive of calls for a new nationwide investigation into the historical child sexual abuse.
Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2025 MP says she received rape threats and describes herself as ‘survivor of abuse’ Sorcha Eastwood said a member of the public ‘came up and said they wanted to rape me’.
Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2025 Starmer not wavering over national grooming gang inquiry, No 10 insists The Prime Minister will be ‘guided by the victims’, his official spokesman said, following a Commons showdown over a new inquiry.
The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2025 Winston Churchill’s grandson hits out at Elon Musk over Jess Phillips comments Labour safeguarding minister was described as ‘a rape genocide apologist’ by the tycoon and Donald Trump ally
Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2025 Jess Phillips faced ‘deluge of hate’ after Elon Musk grooming gangs comments Mr Musk’s comments followed Labour’s decision to decline a Whitehall-led inquiry into child sexual abuse.
The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2025 Mapped: How did my MP vote on grooming gang amendment? The amendment to Labour’s flagship Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill received 111 Ayes and 364 Noes, majority 253.