The senior police officer in charge of preventing violence against women and girls is "concerned" the political discourse around asylum seekers will "distract" from the "overall threat" to women's safety.

In her first broadcast interview in her new role, Helen Millichap, deputy assistant commissioner at the Metropolitan Police and now the national lead for violence against women and girls (VAWG), told Sky News the "real threat" comes from a "multitude" of places.

Her comments follow a summer of protests outside migrant hotels, and come after an Ethiopian asylum seeker sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl in Epping, Essex.

Image: Helen Millichap is 'concerned' asylum seeker discourse will 'distract' from women's safety

"It's a really difficult conversation," she said. "Where

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