3 h. ago Misogynistic abuse is a ‘national emergency’ – and it starts online

Editorial: Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips is to be applauded for treating the problem of violence against women and girls with the same seriousness and techniques used to foil terrorism – but still more can be done to control the tech giants who make money out of pushing hatred

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4 h. ago Major smartphone change and ban on sick AI apps in new plan to save lives

Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips said the new violence against women and girls plan will save lives, with steps to protect children from dangerous software and tackle misogyny

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5 h. ago Labour: we’ll treat violence against women like terror and gang crime

Jess Phillips promises ‘change is coming’ as long-awaited violence against women and girls strategy published

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8 h. ago Loose Women star grills Sir Keir Starmer over violence against women in 'scared' admission

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer faced questions over his promises in new plans to halve violence against women and girls

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8 h. ago Key points from UK's biggest clampdown on violence against women and girls in history

The Government has released its long-awaited strategy to tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG), with safeguarding minister Jess Phillips saying it represents a 'culture change'

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9 h. ago Crackdown on deepfake abuse part of strategy to tackle violence against women

Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips announced the move as she set out the Government’s Vawg strategy.

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9 h. ago Tackling violence against women and girls will be treated like terror and organised crime crackdown, Labour vows

Jess Phillips promises ‘change is coming’ as long-awaited violence against women and girls strategy published

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12 h. ago Schools in England warning of rise in misogyny towards teachers, says Phillips

Comments from safeguarding minister come as violence against women and girls strategy due to launchSchools have warned of growing misogyny from pupils towards teachers and a lack of avenues to seek help about concerns over sexually aggressive behaviour, the safeguarding minister, Jess Phillips, has said.Phillips’ comments came as the government was due to launch its long-awaited violence against women and girls strategy. Children as young as 11 who demonstrate misogynistic behaviour will be taught the difference between pornography and real relationships, as part of a multimillion-pound investment to tackle misogyny in England’s schools. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Teachers in England face growing misogyny and need help dealing with sexual aggression, says Phillips

Comments from safeguarding minister come as violence against women and girls strategy due to launch• UK politics live – latest updatesSchools are reporting growing misogyny from pupils towards teachers and a lack of avenues to seek help about sexually aggressive behaviour, the safeguarding minister, Jess Phillips, has said.Phillips’ comments came as the government was due to launch its long-awaited violence against women and girls strategy. Children as young as 11 who demonstrate misogynistic behaviour will be taught the difference between pornography and real relationships, as part of a multimillion-pound investment to try to tackle misogyny in England’s schools. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Government focused on prevention to tackle violence against women – minister

The plans include all pupils in secondary schools being taught about healthy relationships, with teachers trained to spot worrying behaviour in boys.

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13 h. ago Boys to learn difference between porn and real life to tackle misogyny in England’s schools

Teachers to be given extra training as Keir Starmer warns ‘toxic ideas are taking hold early and going unchallenged’David Lammy: I want my sons to know masculinity can be kind – and my daughter to live without fearChildren as young as 11 who demonstrate misogynistic behaviour will be taught the difference between pornography and real relationships, as part of a multimillion-pound investment to tackle misogyny in England’s schools, the Guardian understands.On the eve of the government publishing its long-awaited strategy to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in a decade, David Lammy told the Guardian that the battle “begins with how we raise our boys”, adding that toxic masculinity and keeping girls and women safe were “bound together”.Preventing young men being harmed by “manosphere” influencers such as Andrew Tate.Stopping abusers in England and Wales through measures such as dedicated rape and sexual offences teams and enforceable domestic abuse protection orders.£550m ...

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13 h. ago 10m cases of domestic abuse, stalking and sexual assaults against women and girls a year, warns Jess Phillips

Boys as young as 11 could be sent on anti-misogyny courses designed to stamp out violence against women and girls

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15 h. ago Boys to learn difference between porn and real life in bid to tackle misogyny in schools

Teachers to be given extra training as Keir Starmer warns ‘toxic ideas are taking hold early and going unchallenged’David Lammy: I want my sons to know masculinity can be kind – and my daughter to live without fearChildren as young as 11 who demonstrate misogynistic behaviour will be taught the difference between pornography and real relationships, as part of a multimillion-pound investment to tackle misogyny in England’s schools, the Guardian understands.On the eve of the government publishing its long-awaited strategy to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in a decade, David Lammy told the Guardian that the battle “begins with how we raise our boys”, adding that toxic masculinity and keeping girls and women safe were “bound together”.Preventing young men being harmed by “manosphere” influencers such as Andrew Tate.Stopping abusers in England and Wales through measures such as dedicated rape and sexual offences teams and enforceable domestic abuse protection orders.£550m ...

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15 h. ago Schools to teach about healthy relationships to tackle violence against girls

Ministers have announced plans to intervene early on worrying behaviour of young people as part of plans to halve violence against women and girls.

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15 h. ago I want my sons to know masculinity can be kind – and my daughter to live without fear | David Lammy

Violence against women is a national emergency. As a minister, but also as a father, I see Labour’s new strategy as a matter of the highest priorityDavid Lammy MP is the deputy prime minister, lord chancellor and secretary of state for justiceIn the year leading up to March 2025, one in eight women in England and Wales had been a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking. Almost 200 rapes are recorded every day. And on average, three women are killed by men in the UK every single week. Just pause and consider that.There has been plenty of tough talk on violence against women and girls over the past decade – but too little action. We will deploy the full power of the state in the largest crackdown on violence perpetrated against women and girls in British history. This violence is a national emergency. And as a dad to a daughter, it terrifies me. But as a dad to two sons, it drives home that we can’t keep doing things the same way.David Lammy MP is the deputy prime ministe...

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15 h. ago Teachers to be trained to tackle misogyny and 'toxic ideas' among boys

Boys as young as 11 could be sent on anti-misogyny courses designed to stamp out violence against women and girls

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23 h. ago Schools to tackle influence of Andrew Tate with compulsory lessons on consent

The flagship £36m strategy will finally be unveiled 18 months after Labour was elected with a manifesto promise to halve violence against women and girls within a decade

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23 h. ago Biggest clampdown on violence against women in history to include major school plan

Labour will unveil its long-awaited violence against women and girls (VAWG) strategy on Thursday, with measures to tackle toxic misogyny in schools among the key measures

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47 h. ago 'Momentous day' as NHS ramps up support for domestic and sex abuse victims

The Government has pledged to end the postcode lottery of support as part of the biggest crackdown on violence against women and girls in history

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4 d. ago Every police force to get rape probe teams as part of Shabana Mahmood's blitz on sex crimes in 'largest crackdown on violence against women and girls in British history'

Specialist rape and sex offences investigation teams will be set up in every police force in what the Government calls 'the largest crackdown on violence against women and girls in British history'.

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