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Woman's Hour

Child mental health services, Amanda Wakeley, murder of Annabel Rook

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture

4.13K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Before the potential Prime Minister has even taken up office, a draft letter has been written for Andy Burnham asking him to appoint as many women as men in his government. It's from the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and asks for change to address the toxicity and misogyny within the Labour party and government. Political correspondent Nick Eardley discusses the letter and its context with Chloe Tilley.

What happens when you're worried about your child's mental health, but help is months or even years away? A new report by the Children's Commissioner for England paints a stark picture of growing demand and long waits. Referrals have almost doubled since 2018, with more than a million children now in contact with services. Professor Jessica Deighton from the Anna Freud Centre discusses what it means for children and families. And Emma Kluibenschadl tells us how her 15 year old son took his life after being refused help for his mental health problems.

Amanda Wakeley OBE is a self-taught fashion designer. Her designs are much loved by the Royal Family and she’s known for her timeless British womenswear. She joins Chloe today to discuss her new book, Style DNA, in which she encourages women to spend time reflecting on their autobiographical relationship with their clothes. In understanding how our lives shape how we dress, Amanda hopes to give women the tools to work out who they are so their style sits in harmony with their sense of self, and how they’d like to position themselves in the world.

Annabel Rook dedicated her life to supporting vulnerable women, yet her own life was violently taken by her partner. In June last year, at their home, Clifton George attacked her, attempting to strangle her before stabbing her 31 times after she had tried to end their relationship of more than ten years. He then caused an explosion at the property. Annabel co-founded MamaSuze, a creative grassroots arts organisation in North London to enhance the lives of women who have survived violence. Her co-founder, Catherine Milne, wrote a moving article about the death of her best friend, how she tried to support her, and the question of whether she could have done more. Her and Annabel's sister Sophie discuss Annabel's impact and what people can learn from their loss.

Presenter: Chloe Tilley Producer: Melanie Abbott

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

0:06.9

Hi, I'm Zing Singh.

0:08.3

And I'm Simon Jack.

0:09.3

And together we host Good Bad Billionaire.

0:11.4

The podcast exploring how some of the world's richest people made their fortunes.

0:15.2

And we're back for a new season with a brand new lineup of billionaires.

0:18.6

Yeah, global pop icon Beyonce.

0:20.6

Hollywood movie director

0:21.7

Steven Spielberg. Football superstar Christiana Rinaldo, anyone? And as ever, we're asking you to

0:27.1

decide whether they're good, bad or just another billionaire. That's good, bad billionaire.

0:31.3

Listen first on BBC Sounds. Hello, this is Chloe Tilly and you're listening to The Woman's

0:37.2

Our podcast. Good morning and

0:39.1

welcome to the programme. Now if Labour wants to be seen as the party of equality, it must lead

0:44.3

by example and commit to a 50-50 gender split in government. That's the warning to the

0:49.4

widely tipped next Prime Minister Andy Burnham from female Labour MPs. Will he listen? And which women could be brought in, we'll discuss.

0:58.0

Figures show a million children are accessing child mental health services in England.

1:03.2

Referrals have almost doubled since 2018 and the service is buckling under the pressure.

1:08.3

We're going to break down the numbers and examine the reality for young people and their families. We'll be joined by Emma Klubenshadel, whose 15-year-old son

1:16.3

took his own life after not getting support. Also, fashion designer to royalty and politicians,

1:23.1

Amanda Wakely, joins us to discuss her new book, Style DNA. She's going to explain the difference between

1:29.0

fashion and style. She believes clothes can make you powerful, you can feel confident. So what is your

1:35.6

go-to outfit that makes you feel that way? What clothes do you wear to make you feel powerful? What's

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