Today, we look at the National Police Chiefs Councils report into rising violence against women and girls, with Home Office minister Jess Phillips. The report estimates at least one in 12 women (about 2 million) in England and Wales would be victims of violence every year, and that the problem had been growing. Adam and Jess also discuss the closing of the Bibby Stockholm barge, the Strictly Come Dancing scandal and JD Vance. Plus, Adam and Chris are re-united to round up the political week so far. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Gemma Roper and Sam McLaren. The technical producer was Hal Haines. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.
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This episode of Newscast comes to you from our studio in Westminster rather than our usual studio at Broadcasting House.
I popped down here to see Chris Mason and also to do an interview with a government minister, which you will hear right now on this episode.
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Hello, it's Adam in the newscast studio at Westminster.
And the reason I popped down here to speak to a government minister is that the government today is responding to a report from the National Police Chiefs Council.
In that report, the senior leadership of the police across the UK look at the issue of violence against women and girls.
That whole series of different offenses that include rape, sexual assault, domestic abuse, coercive control, modern slavery, and which the police are now treating at the same level of priority as they treat terrorism.
And as part of that process of shifting their priorities, they've produced this report.
There are so many startling numbers in it.
I think the one that will lodge in my mind for a while is their estimate that one in twelve women and girls will be a victim of one of these crimes in a year.