2 h. ago Misogynistic abuse is a ‘national emergency’ – and it starts online

Editorial: Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips is to be applauded for treating the problem of violence against women and girls with the same seriousness and techniques used to foil terrorism – but still more can be done to control the tech giants who make money out of pushing hatred

Events

4 h. ago Major smartphone change and ban on sick AI apps in new plan to save lives

Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips said the new violence against women and girls plan will save lives, with steps to protect children from dangerous software and tackle misogyny

Politics

4 h. ago Labour: we’ll treat violence against women like terror and gang crime

Jess Phillips promises ‘change is coming’ as long-awaited violence against women and girls strategy published

Events

5 h. ago Jess Phillips says 'my heart bleeds' after Pornhub suffers drop in website visitors

The MP claimed that Pornhub witnessed a decline in users due to the new age verification requirements

Politics

5 h. ago Pornhub loses 77% of website traffic as Jess Phillips quips 'my heart bleeds'

Pornhub has seen a massive drop in visitors following the government's Online Safety Act

Politics

6 h. ago Jess Phillips quips 'my heart bleeds' after Pornhub loses 77% of website traffic

Pornhub has seen a massive drop in visitors following the government's Online Safety Act

Politics

6 h. ago Pornhub traffic drops 77% as MP Jess Phillips says her 'heart bleeds' for site

Home Office minister Jess Phillips sarcastically said her "heart bleeds" for Pornhub after age verification checks led to a 77% drop in traffic to the UK's most visited adult site

Politics

8 h. ago Key points from UK's biggest clampdown on violence against women and girls in history

The Government has released its long-awaited strategy to tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG), with safeguarding minister Jess Phillips saying it represents a 'culture change'

Events

8 h. ago Crackdown on deepfake abuse part of strategy to tackle violence against women

Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips announced the move as she set out the Government’s Vawg strategy.

Events

8 h. ago Tackling violence against women and girls will be treated like terror and organised crime crackdown, Labour vows

Jess Phillips promises ‘change is coming’ as long-awaited violence against women and girls strategy published

Events

11 h. ago Schools in England warning of rise in misogyny towards teachers, says Phillips

Comments from safeguarding minister come as violence against women and girls strategy due to launchSchools have warned of growing misogyny from pupils towards teachers and a lack of avenues to seek help about concerns over sexually aggressive behaviour, the safeguarding minister, Jess Phillips, has said.Phillips’ comments came as the government was due to launch its long-awaited violence against women and girls strategy. Children as young as 11 who demonstrate misogynistic behaviour will be taught the difference between pornography and real relationships, as part of a multimillion-pound investment to tackle misogyny in England’s schools. Continue reading...

Events

11 h. ago Teachers in England face growing misogyny and need help dealing with sexual aggression, says Phillips

Comments from safeguarding minister come as violence against women and girls strategy due to launch• UK politics live – latest updatesSchools are reporting growing misogyny from pupils towards teachers and a lack of avenues to seek help about sexually aggressive behaviour, the safeguarding minister, Jess Phillips, has said.Phillips’ comments came as the government was due to launch its long-awaited violence against women and girls strategy. Children as young as 11 who demonstrate misogynistic behaviour will be taught the difference between pornography and real relationships, as part of a multimillion-pound investment to try to tackle misogyny in England’s schools. Continue reading...

Economics

11 h. ago Government focused on prevention to tackle violence against women – minister

The plans include all pupils in secondary schools being taught about healthy relationships, with teachers trained to spot worrying behaviour in boys.

Politics

13 h. ago 10m cases of domestic abuse, stalking and sexual assaults against women and girls a year, warns Jess Phillips

Boys as young as 11 could be sent on anti-misogyny courses designed to stamp out violence against women and girls

Events

14 h. ago I want my sons to know masculinity can be kind – and my daughter to live without fear | David Lammy

Violence against women is a national emergency. As a minister, but also as a father, I see Labour’s new strategy as a matter of the highest priorityDavid Lammy MP is the deputy prime minister, lord chancellor and secretary of state for justiceIn the year leading up to March 2025, one in eight women in England and Wales had been a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking. Almost 200 rapes are recorded every day. And on average, three women are killed by men in the UK every single week. Just pause and consider that.There has been plenty of tough talk on violence against women and girls over the past decade – but too little action. We will deploy the full power of the state in the largest crackdown on violence perpetrated against women and girls in British history. This violence is a national emergency. And as a dad to a daughter, it terrifies me. But as a dad to two sons, it drives home that we can’t keep doing things the same way.David Lammy MP is the deputy prime ministe...

Politics

15 h. ago Teachers to be trained to tackle misogyny and 'toxic ideas' among boys

Boys as young as 11 could be sent on anti-misogyny courses designed to stamp out violence against women and girls

Events

2 w. ago 'Walking home at night in London I look over my shoulder,' says justice minister Sarah Sackman

She warned of an ‘epidemic of violence against women and girls’

Politics

4 w. ago 'I spent our £3,000 honeymoon in hospital fighting fatal disease'

Jess and Conor Phillips jetted off to the island of Cape Verde three days after tying the knot

Economics

last month Jess Phillips tells teachers to 'whinge more' like Birmingham bin workers and says 'schools are asked to do too much'

The outspoken Home Office minister said teachers had not been 'thanked enough' for all the work they had taken on over the years.

Politics