Whilst other politicians posture and talk platitudes, West Yorkshire MP and Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is making no secret of her ambition to put the safety of women and girls at the top of the agenda.
Nothing has changed, she says, since Peter Sutcliffe stalked West Yorkshire in the 1970s and early 1980s, hunting down his victims and terrorising a generation of women who became too fearful to leave their homes at night. Strong stuff, but she’s right. A shocking 97 per cent of more than 1,000 women surveyed in 2021 by campaign group Women Friendly Leeds said that simply ‘being a woman’ affects their personal safety in the city.
In a world dominated by self-seeking politicians who too often seem more interested in their own power trip than anyone else’s concerns, we should listen to her, and never more so on the subject of women’s safety. In an emotive speech at the Labour conference in Liverpool earlier this month, and a recent interview with this newspaper, she talks with passion about the desperate need for women and girls to feel safe, and what Labour will do to make this happen.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
West Yorkshire Police make 28 arrests and seize £15,000 of drugs during crackdownPolice in West Yorkshire have arrested 28 people and seized Class A drugs valued at nearly £15,000 as part of a national county lines crime crackdown.
Read more »
West Yorkshire's 12 most wanted people police are desperate to findWest Yorkshire Police is desperate to find these men
Read more »
Israeli soldier wounded whilst freeing kibbutz wants to return to frontlineSky News' Deborah Haynes is given access to Israel's expanding rehabilitation wards for troops as the war with Hamas ramps up.
Read more »
Hamas chief revealed as 'living in London council house' whilst masterminding plotsDetails have been revealed in a report.
Read more »
Hamas chief revealed as 'living in London council house' whilst masterminding plotsDetails have been revealed in a report.
Read more »
Fascinating treasure trove of photographs reveals scenes of Victorian life in YorkshireFlickering images as an early day version of film were once so advanced they appeared almost like magic. Now these old ‘magic lantern’ slides, and the projectors that showed them, are so curious as to belong in a museum.
Read more »