News Daily: Domestic violence murders surge and Bercow talks Brexit
suggests one in every five was committed by a partner, an ex-partner or a family member. One criminologist describes those killed as the"invisible victims of knife crime".
The government insists it is"fully committed" to tackling domestic abuse, with Home Office Minister Victoria Atkins saying MPs will again get to debate a domestic abuse bill, alongside a scheme to let people find out if their partner has a history of domestic violence, once Parliament's suspension is over. However, Nogah Ofer, of the Centre For Women's Justice, argues police are not making use of powers they already have.
If, like MPs, you're finding it hard to talk about Brexit without getting into a row, the BBC's Francesca Gillet has
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