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Gisèle Pelicot named The Independent’s most influential woman of 2025

The remarkable French grandmother and now global icon tops the 2025 Influence List of 50 exceptional women, from campaigners to politicians, businesswomen to television stars, sports champions to artists and influencers

The Independent UK

Jess Phillips honours femicide victims and says Government will ‘push harder’

Ms Phillips has read the names of women killed by men every year for a decade – this year being her first as a Home Office minister.

Evening Standard

‘I don’t want my sons in fatigues’ – Jess Phillips defends aid cuts

The minister was asked about the Government’s decision to cut overseas aid to fund a boost to defence spending.

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Minister: Abuse victims deserve change rather than lamenting and repenting

Home Office minister Jess Phillips made the remarks in response to calls for independent safeguarding in the Church of England.

Evening Standard

Pilot of domestic abuse experts helping in 999 call rooms begins in England

Jess Phillips says ‘Raneem’s law’ scheme will support ‘force-wide cultural change’ as initial phase is rolled out

The Guardian - UK

Domestic abuse specialists introduced to 999 rooms after woman stabbed to death by ex-partner

Domestic abuse specialists will work in emergency control rooms in five police forces

The Independent UK

Recluse who sent abusive and racist emails to Jess Phillips and Sadiq Khan jailed for 28 weeks

Jack Bennett targeted Jess Phillips, Sadiq Khan and Matt Twist, the Met Police assistant commissioner

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Man jailed for ‘deplorable’ email to Jess Phillips amid Musk criticism

Jack Bennett, from Seaton, Devon, was jailed for targeting Jess Phillips, Sir Sadiq Khan and Matt Twist, the assistant commissioner at the Met Police.

Evening Standard

Royal Society urged to expel Elon Musk as fellows sign open letter

More than 1,700 academics complain about X owner’s behaviour, citing his ‘assault on scientific research’

The Guardian - UK

Controlling or coercive behaviour now on a par with other domestic abuse crimes

Women’s Aid said coercive control is ‘a key tool used by perpetrators of domestic abuse’.

Evening Standard

Labour accused of rank hypocrisy over plans to detain child migrants and ditch slavery protections

Yvette Cooper is pressing ahead with plans her party previously opposed as campaigners warn measures will only increase trafficking

The Independent UK

Only 4% of alleged domestic abusers in police dismissed, survey finds

Launching her criminal justice report on Wednesday, Dame Nicole Jacobs called for ‘structural change’.

The Independent UK

Media Watch: The power of Musk and BBC licence fee debate

Welcoming to the latest edition of Media Watch! Over the last week we’ve seen the UK Government give in to demands for an inquiry into grooming…

The National (Scotland)

Oldham gang rape survivor blasts ‘appalling’ Labour plan for local grooming inquiries and ‘rapid audit’

Survivor Samantha Walker-Roberts hit out at Yvette Cooper’s plan and called £5million budget for five government-backed inquiries ‘absolutely shocking’

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Tories are amplifying conspiracy theories of foreign billionaires, says Nandy

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said while the Tories ‘amplify the noise and conspiracy theories we are cracking on with delivering for people’.

The Conversation

Elon Musk and the phoney far-right narrative of ‘protecting’ women

Across the 2000s, a series of child sex exploitation cases affected British towns, including Telford, Rochdale, Oxford and Rotherham, scarring the lives of hundreds of children. In 2011, Times journalist Andrew Norfolk reported that networks – so-called “grooming gangs” – of largely British Asian men of Pakistani heritage had trafficked…

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Musk tried to ‘undermine’ general election and ‘depose’ Starmer, MPs told

Labour MP Johanna Baxter also accused Elon Musk of putting the safety of Home Office minister Jess Phillips ‘at risk’ through his platform X.

The Independent UK

Labour MP breaks ranks and demands Starmer launches grooming gang inquiry

Liverpool Walton MP Dan Carden becomes the first Labour MP to demand an inquiry into the Asian grooming gangs that targeted white working-class girls

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‘Unprecedented’ rise in abortion prosecutions prompts call for law change from medical leaders

Statement from 30 groups including BMA and royal colleges says current law is causing “trauma and cruelty”

The Guardian - UK

Tech giants told UK online safety laws ‘not up for negotiation’

Senior cabinet minister promises not to dilute new measures despite Musk comments and Zuckerberg’s attacks on countries ‘censoring’ content

The Independent UK

Ian Hislop praised for ‘perfect’ takedown of ‘contradiction-riddled’ Elon Musk

‘Have I Got News for You’ star and ‘Private Eye’ editor didn’t hold back when tearing into tech billionaire

The National (Scotland)

Elon Musk tweets investigated by UK counter-extremism unit

ELON Musk’s recent tweets attacking the UK and senior Labour politicians are “being probed by the Government’s counter-extremism unit”,…

Evening Standard

UK officials 'monitoring' Elon Musk's social media as 'possible security risk'

Entrepreneur’s social media posts are being tracked by Government officials, according to reports

Evening Standard

Spending less time on X (Twitter) has 'vastly improved my mental health', says Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy

The Cabinet minister said that reducing her time on Twitter meant she also better understood ‘what really matters to the country’

The Conversation

Attacks on Jess Phillips show how online abuse of women is intended to keep them out of the public square

British MP Jess Phillips describing the online attacks she has received from Elon Musk in recent days as “very, very, very tiring” will have struck a chord with many women. Powerful men trying to silence women happens so often that it rarely makes news.

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