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Bridget Phillipson: “I worry that we are at kind of a ground zero in terms of attitudes around violence against women and girls.”

On the recordAugust 20, 2026
I worry that we are at kind of a ground zero in terms of attitudes around violence against women and girls.
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Bridget Phillipson
Labour Party

Editor's note · Context

Discussing societal attitudes towards violence against women.

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