Bridget Phillipson: “Having public consent for migration and having a system that is fair is absolutely essential.”

We live in a country where a woman is killed by her partner or former partner every five days.

It should be their hard work and their talent that takes them where they need to be.

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.