Alex has made boosting the safety of women a priority since being elected as Cheltenham’s MP and led a successful campaign in Parliament to double the maximum sentence for stalking. Alex was also one of two Ministers responsible for leading the landmark Domestic Abuse Bill through the House of Commons.
Alex has now announced an overhaul of the laws to protect women from domestic killers so that controlling ex-partners who lash out at the end of their relationship will face longer than ever behind bars.
Alex's reforms will create a new aggravating factor for murder at the end of a relationship while also introducing a mitigating factor in cases where the perpetrator has been subjected to a campaign of controlling behaviour before lashing out against their abuser.
Alex said:
“Cowards who murder their partners should face the full force of the law.
“Our reforms will give judges the power to punish murderers for the added pain and trauma they inflict through ‘overkill’ as well as ensuring that those who coercively control their victims or kill them at the end of a relationship face longer behind bars.”