'It's been frustrating and it's been disappointing' she says
Ms Ali, who was appointed by Home Secretary Priti Patel in 2020, is pushing for street harassment - such as wolf-whistling, catcalling, staring persistently or telling a stranger to smile - to be made a crime, with on-the-spot fines for offenders."It's been frustrating and it's been disappointing," she added, claiming she had received "pushback" from other parts of government.
Ms Ali said failing to make street harassment a crime meant "that we are actually corroding society and we are allowing young women to be subjected to lived experiences which are going to have a massive detriment to their health on a day-to-day basis".When she was appointed as an adviser, Ms Ali said more needed to be done to curb violence against women.Nick Robinson asked Ms Ali whether the "energy" to defend women and girls had dissipated.
A government spokesperson said tackling violence against women and girls remained one of its "top priorities".
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