MORE than 30,000 people have signed a petition to save a domestic-abuse charity in a campaign with the “largest ever” submission to Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC).

The Brighton Rise Up campaign said that the message about the defunding of specialist domestic-abuse organisation Rise has now been heard loud and clear, with support from local and national MPs, city residents and through the media. 

The group said the campaign has clamoured for proper oversight of issues arising from a tendering process in which Rise lost a £5 million contract to provide services, calling those in power to account for errors and omissions made since 2018.