{"id":7036,"date":"2015-11-19T18:00:01","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T18:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/?page_id=7036"},"modified":"2025-12-12T15:50:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T15:50:31","slug":"campaign-champions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/campaign-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"Campaign Champions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7036\" class=\"elementor elementor-7036\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-405e69e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"405e69e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b91383 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b91383\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9b04e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9b04e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Become a <strong>campaign champion<\/strong><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55fe647 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55fe647\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b817dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b817dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/campaign-champions-NEW-RGB-1024x196.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37196\" alt=\"Women&#039;s Aid campaign champions\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/campaign-champions-NEW-RGB-1024x196.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/campaign-champions-NEW-RGB-300x57.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/campaign-champions-NEW-RGB-768x147.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/campaign-champions-NEW-RGB-600x115.jpg 600w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/campaign-champions-NEW-RGB-scaled.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a8c673e elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a8c673e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f15fe5a\" data-id=\"5f15fe5a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eafe086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4eafe086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div><div><div><article><div><section><div><div><div><div><div><section><div><div><h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-style: inherit;\"><b>Hear <\/b>the children or <b>grieve<\/b> them.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2><h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 28px; font-style: inherit;\">Nineteen more child homicides could have been prevented.<\/span><\/h3><h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">We&#8217;re calling for urgent change.\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: #b6006c;\" href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Child-Homicides-2025-Web-Final.pdf?_gl=1*1bhef5b*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTQzMDMyNjQ4LjE3NTA2MjUwNjA.*_ga_C8H9JGBD77*czE3NTA2MjUwNTckbzEkZzAkdDE3NTA2MjUwNTckajYwJGwwJGgw\">Learn more.<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e90eb5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e90eb5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f01bae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f01bae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong><br><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Join our call to action!<\/strong> Campaign Champions support our national campaigns on a local level, give survivors of domestic&nbsp;abuse&nbsp;a voice and help to ensure that politicians and other key decision makers are listening&nbsp;<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" 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data-id=\"691a17f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a8c779 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"71a8c779\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/dt4j4P\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Sign up today<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd92c0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3dd92c0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4834f91d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4834f91d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ae64d5c\" data-id=\"5ae64d5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4406e49b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4406e49b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How does it work?<\/h2><p>Our campaigns are full of actions for our Campaign Champions. Depending on how much time you have, you might sign a petition and an open letter, send a tweet, set up a meeting with your MP to raise awareness or secure local media coverage. We will write to you monthly through our campaigner newsletter and we will always send you the key information you need to take urgent action.<\/p><p><strong>Join our campaign network and make a difference!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb01b1e elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"cb01b1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tCampaigning has empowered me. Knowing that my voice is heard in the political sphere when I have spoken at Parliamentary events and at an APPG meeting, it\u2019s important for me to know that my experiences will help other survivors and shape future legislation and service provision.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Survivor and Women\u2019s Aid campaigner<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f875ddb elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5f875ddb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/dt4j4P\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Sign up today<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d77d7e2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4d77d7e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-465bc1a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"465bc1a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Tools and Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-027abeb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"027abeb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a468f4\" data-id=\"5a468f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01e066b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"01e066b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"467\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Campaign-Toolkit.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37557\" alt=\"Campaigning toolkit poster\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Campaign-Toolkit.png 467w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Campaign-Toolkit-213x300.png 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd8480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5fd8480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a14993f\" data-id=\"a14993f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fe9ed2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fe9ed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Our Campaign Champion Toolkit<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:204,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:384}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Campaigner Toolkit provides advice on getting started with your own campaign, who to target, talking to the media, actions you can take, staying safe and has lots of exclusive top tips too.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6c21a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d6c21a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Womens-Aid_Campaigning-Toolkit-LOW-RES.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Campaign Champion Toolkit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-087170e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"087170e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Campaigning can be overwhelming. Use our suggested actions, learn from what works, celebrate all your achievements, and always remember looking after yourself throughout the process is vital!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d38599a elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d38599a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66344102\" data-id=\"66344102\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-558f37a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"558f37a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kleo_text_column wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<h2>Latest actions<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cf62ce elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9cf62ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c3ed65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c3ed65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Hear the children, or grieve them.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3><p>Nearly a decade after we exposed the deaths of 19 children due to failings in the family justice system and statutory services, a further 19 children have been killed in preventable circumstances by perpetrators of domestic abuse. 67 children have been killed by a parent who was also a perpetrator of domestic abuse, in circumstances relating to child contact, over the last 30 years.<\/p><p>Despite overwhelming evidence, and the government\u2019s own recommendations set out in the Harm Panel report five years ago, lack of political and professional will has halted any attempts to remove the presumption of contact and improve the safety of women and children in the family justice system.<\/p><p>We&#8217;re highlighting the risks to children posed by our family justice system and statutory services, who prioritise \u2018pro-contact culture\u2019 with domestic abusers.<\/p><p>How many more children will we have to report and grieve before the government, statutory agencies and family court professionals are held to account for failing to keep children safe?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Action: <a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Child-Homicides-2025-Web-Final.pdf\">read the full report.<\/a><\/strong><\/p><h3><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ca<\/span>mpaigner action: Will you ask your MP to champion the voice of survivors of domestic abuse in Parliament?<\/b><\/h3><div><p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">We need more MPs championing the needs of survivors in Parliament.\u00a0We have been building a network of Parliamentarians to elevate the voices of survivors by becoming a Parliamentary Champion. With your help, your local MP can become one of\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Women&#8217;s Aid&#8217;s Parliamentary Champions<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Action:<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/takeaction.womensaid.org.uk\/invite-your-mp-become-parliamentary-champion\">Invite your MP today!<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><p>Parliamentary Champions are a network of MPs and Peers who elevate the voices of survivors of domestic abuse in Parliament. With a new cohort of MP recently parliament, our campaigners have helped us build our network of Parliamentary Champions by writing to their local MP.\u00a0\u00a0So far we\u2019ve met with Champions and engaged them on funding, family courts and other pressing issues.<\/p><p>To support survivors and the work of Women&#8217;s Aid, Parliamentary Champions can use our digital badge on social media; table written and oral questions related to domestic abuse; quote Women&#8217;s Aid briefings, reports and survivor testimonies in debates; apply for debates on domestic abuse.<\/p><p><b>Our Parliamentary Champions are:\u00a0 \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26eb17d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26eb17d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa14f6a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa14f6a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e44bad2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e44bad2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52b8682 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52b8682\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Margaret Mullane MP<\/li><li>Kate Osamor MP<\/li><li>Uma Kumaran MP<\/li><li>Kim Johnson MP<\/li><li>Freddie van Mierlo MP<\/li><li>Mims Davies MP<\/li><li>Shivani Raja MP<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mr Richard Quigley MP<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kirith Entwistle MP<\/span><\/p><\/li><li>Cat Smith MP<\/li><li>Neil Duncan\u00a0Jordan MP<\/li><li>Fleur Anderson MP<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b67d515 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b67d515\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93df50b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93df50b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Tracy Gillbert MP<\/li><li>Graham Leadbitter MP<\/li><li>Tom Gordon MP<\/li><li>Marie Tidball<\/li><li>Abtisam Mohamed MP<\/li><li>Lee Barron MP<\/li><li>Emily Darlington MP<\/li><li>Sir John Hayes<\/li><li>Daisy Cooper MP<\/li><li>Michelle Welsh MP<\/li><li>Josh Fenton-Glynn MP<\/li><li>Ben Maguire MP<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ff88dc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6ff88dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac8b2df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac8b2df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Campaigner action: Follow the APPG on Twitter&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:204,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Women\u2019s Aid is the Secretariat for the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Domestic Violence and Abuse which has been set up as a forum to work with parliamentarians from across all political parties on the issue of domestic abuse. 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