domestic violence
Labour has lost two elections in a row. We can’t afford to stay in our comfort zone
We will inherit a country where women have been made more vulnerable
Vulnerable women shouldn’t have to get arrested to get support
Two in five women sent to prison in a single year will be unconvicted
Access to justice should be an election issue for Labour
Because of coalition cuts, over a third of domestic violence victims are unable to get a lawyer to represent them
Where parties stand on the issues affecting women
In 2011, 24 per cent of mothers said welfare reforms had forced them to give up work
Benefit cap breaches children’s rights, says Supreme Court
The cap has a disproportionate effect on women and children and can make life impossible for victims of domestic violence
Kickstarting a new anti-austerity feminism to protect victims of domestic violence
This government's cuts to legal aid and specialist domestic violence services are putting thousands of women and children at risk