Theresa May has called on police to randomly visit known perpetrators of domestic violence to help victims during coronavirus lockdown.
The former Prime Minister spoke during a debate on her long-delayed Domestic Abuse Bill, which finally had its second reading in the House of Commons last night.
The bill was repeatedly delayed in its progress through parliament by breaks in parliament sittings over Brexit, but was expected to pass unopposed.
It comes amid a spike in domestic abuse during the coronavirus lockdown. Victims Commissioner Dame Vera Baird told the Commons Justice Committee: "Calls to the helplines have rocketed, complaints to the police have not gone up commensurately but complaints to victims' services clearly have. "There