Tory MP abused by ex-husband calls for parental involvement reform

The ex-wife of a former Conservative minister who was found to have raped and physically abused her has said she was “dangerously close” to being let down by the legal system.

Conservative MP Kate Kniveton (Burton) is calling on the Government to change the law surrounding parental involvement and support a presumption of no contact between an abusive parent and their children.

There is no blanket ban on a domestic abuse perpetrator having contact with their children, which Ms Kniveton said puts children and victims at risk.

Justice minister confirmed a review into the presumption of parental involvement