She said: "The safety of women and girls across the country, wherever they are, is an absolute priority for me. More than 180,000 contributors have helped shaped the strategy, designed to tackle violence against women and girls. Rose Caldwell, chief executive of Plan International UK, said it was "very disappointed" the strategy does not include new legislation on public sexual harassment. "We urge the Government to quickly deliver its promise to review gaps in the legislation - and then it must commit to a new Public Sexual Harassment Law." Labour has set out a wealth of proposals to tackle Violence Against Women's and Girls but the Tories are dragging their feet.

Source: Daily Mirror July 20, 2021 21:22 UTC