Yvette Cooper, Shadow Home Secretary, responding to news that the Government is likely to make coercive control of a partner illegal, said:

“We have called for Theresa May to strengthen the law on domestic violence for some time, so I hope these suggested measures make a difference.

"However the government is still doing too little to enforce the present law, where the proportion of domestic violence cases reaching prosecution or conviction is falling, even though reported cases are going up. under Theresa May domestic violence courts and refuges are closing and specialist domestic violence police officers are being cut. 

"Unfortunately despite the measures being briefed today, under Theresa May the clock is being turned back on violence against women.”

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