UK Labour chair Bridget Phillipson accuses Tories and Reform of exploiting violence against women for political gain

In the UK, Labour chair Bridget Phillipson accused the Conservative Party and Reform UK of weaponising violence against women for political point scoring, particularly in relation to immigration. She made the comments ahead of the Labour Women's Conference in Liverpool, criticising Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage for not addressing the broader issue. The Tories invited her to visit Piddington, where women expressed safety concerns over a migrant camp, but she rejected the offer. Phillipson highlighted that a woman is killed by a partner every five days and launched a task force on misogyny.