Fact Check: The truth about British funding for women’s refuges

Is Theresa May meeting her pledge to boost support for victims of domestic violence?

women's refuge
A third of all referrals to refuges are turned away, according to Women’s Aid
(Image credit: Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/AFP/Getty Images)

Theresa May has long presented herself as a champion for victims of domestic violence, claiming it is an issue to which she attaches a “personal importance”.

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