Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer has reiterated his conviction on tackling violence against women and girls, paying tribute to the "giants" of the women's movement in his party who are leaving Parliament. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 two giants of our movement, leaders of this party,
00:04 announced that they would be stepping down from Parliament.
00:07 Two women who, through their campaigning,
00:11 their encouragement, their example,
00:14 have done so much to build up women's representation
00:18 across our movement, and have inspired so many people
00:22 here today to get involved.
00:25 So, conference, let's say a proper thank you.
00:29 Harriet Harman and Margaret Beckett.
00:32 I believe in this movement.
00:43 I believe in the strength in this room.
00:46 And that is why we have made halving violence
00:50 against women and girls one of our five national missions
00:53 for the next Labour government.
00:55 (APPLAUSE)
00:57 It is a signal of our intent to tackle this scourge head on.
01:10 It means reforming the police,
01:12 compulsory training on violence against women and girls,
01:16 a specialist rape unit in every force,
01:19 dedicated rape corps,
01:21 trained domestic abuse workers in every police control room,
01:25 a proper victims' bill, a domestic abuse register.
01:29 And, yes, it means we'll take on the tech companies
01:33 who push misogyny into the minds of our children for profit.
01:38 So, why can't we imagine a society
01:41 where violence against women and girls is stamped out everywhere?
01:46 Why can't we better educate our children,
01:48 prepare them for a more equal future?
01:51 Why can't the future citizens of our country
01:56 look back at this generation, our generation,
01:59 as the one which set women free from the culture of misogyny?
02:05 Conference, the truth is we can.
02:08 And not only that, we can fight for it.