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- Tell us: how are you marking the Sarah Everard vigil?
Here is the clip of the Duchess of Cambridge as she visited Clapham Common earlier, looking at notes and flowers left in tribute to Sarah Everard at the bandstand.
The home secretary Priti Patel said that almost 20,000 people have responded in just 24 hours to a consultation on how the government could tackle violence against women and girls.
Patel added that she will also be lighting a candle tonight in memory of Sarah Everard.
In just 24 hrs almost 20,000 of you have given views on how the government can better tackle violence against women & girls. That is completely unprecedented & we will carefully consider responses.
I’ll be lighting a candle tonight in Sarah’s memory.
