I see violence against women as a national emergency. The posting of non-consensual intimate images is part of that crisis, and it must stop

Tackling violence against women and girls is not just a priority for my government. It is central to who I am.

Before entering politics, when I led the Crown Prosecution Service as director of public prosecutions, I worked with victims of rape, domestic abuse and sexual violence, and I saw, up close, the lifelong damage these crimes cause. And I learned that when systems fail victims, the harm does not end, it deepens.

Keir Starmer is UK prime minister

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