Keir Starmer emphasises at the campaign launch that the May elections "will be tough" for Labour, saying for example: "We’ve been constrained. I’ve yet to make a speech to a live audience."
Asked about Sarah Everard, Starmer says "the first thing we need to do is recognise the scale of violence against women and girls", need to "tackle it at root" and "it’s very important for men to speak out".
He also talks about the need for "more police officers on the beat" and "a criminal justice system that works well".
I think it's important to acknowledge here that a police officer has been arrested in this case. A number of officers last year were arrested/investigated for selfies taken next to two murdered women's dead bodies. Let's not forget spycops. All of this is linked and relevant.
I should make clear, these are my comments, obviously this is not quoting the Labour leader. I stopped quoting from the press Q&A because I find the way this issue is being discussed upsetting.
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