Bridget Phillipson: “I think it just says more about Kemi Badenoch than anybody else that she chooses to really reduce the debate to the…”

Nothing in it exonerates Reform or Nigel Farage from the serious allegations that they still face.

A lot of what happened in that period was that there was a total failure to listen to women, to believe women – especially working class girls who were reporting unimaginable abuse but weren't taken seriously.

I want all women to be able to lead the lives that they want to live without fear of intimidation or abuse.

The way that the Tories and Reform have approached this issue is all too often about political point-scoring. They’re not serious about taking the action that’s needed to protect women.