Boris Johnson: police failings on violence against women ‘infuriating’

PM points to criminal justice delays that mean sexual violence and other cases can take years to be heard

Boris Johnson has said the police’s failure to take sexual violence against women seriously was “infuriating”, pointing in particular to long delays in the criminal justice system that can result in people waiting years for their case to be heard.

The prime minister and senior ministers joined widespread criticism of the police over their handling of violence against women and girls in the wake of the Sarah Everard case.

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