Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips told MPs it was 'inexcusable' that police forces have not carried out 'the most basic work' to protect women after a damning inquiry report

The UK faces a "moment of reckoning" after a damning inquiry found critical failings in the way violence against women and girls is treated, MPs heard.

Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips said it was "inexcusable" that police chiefs had failed to bring in basic measures. It came after a long-awaited inquiry report by Lady Elish Angiolini found an "unacceptable level of inconsistency" that meant too many sex offenders were slipping through the net due to "critical failure".

Lady Elish's inquiry - which was opened after the murder of Sarah Everard in 2021 - questioned whether violence against women and girls can t

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