Make tackling violence against women a police priority, says victims tsar

Vera Baird calls for greater resources and urgency after sentencing of Sarah Everard's killer

Police forces should be compelled to deal with violence against women and girls with the same level of resources, expertise and urgency as terrorism or organised crime, the victims commissioner for England and Wales has said.

After Sarah Everard's killer was given a full-life sentence on Thursday, campaigners said there was increasing frustration and the time for action was now.