Kathryn Samson

Last year, Nicola Sturgeon fully backed a bill by a Scottish Green MSP to create buffer or ‘safe access’ zones around abortion sites in Scotland. Pro-choice campaigners have been frustrated at the pace of change. Now they’re watching closely as the SNP selects a new leader. While Scotland waits for national buffer zone legislation to be introduced, no council has introduced local measures. That’s not the case south of the border. I travelled to a quiet lane in Ealing, west London.

One of many issues in the in – tray for whoever replaces Nicola Sturgeon is a bill to create buffer zones around abortion services in Scotland. It was put forward by a Green MSP and fully backed by the First Minister last year. But pro-choice campaigners feel progress has been slow. Ministers deny dragging their heels. But the zones – which are aimed at protecting women from harassment – could be in place in the rest of the UK by summer.