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Stella Creasy MP: The Government must make ending violence against women a priority

Today is a test of the true intentions of this Government when it comes to women. With a billion women - -beaten or raped in their lifetime, the is calling for all to make ending violence towards them a priority. At 11am today Thandie Newton, Ruby Wax and The X-factor’s Jahmene Douglas will lead a flashmob in Parliament Square along with MPs and Peers in support of compulsory sex and relationship education for both boys and girls in schools. Yet despite cross party support- Fiona MacTaggart is leading a debate on this today with the backing of Amber Rudd, Tessa Munt, Valerie Vaz, Annette Brooke, Jessica Lee, Caroline Lucas and Karl Turner - the Government is prevaricating. Indeed, there are worrying signs that despite the evidence of its prevalence, rather than a renewed determination to tackle violence against women, efforts are slowly and surely being downgraded. From or contact his Researcher Charlie Smoothy – More information about the Empower: Access to Medicine Campaign can be found on their website -