Keir Starmer, announcing new strategy, says ‘toxic ideas are taking hold early and going unchallenged’ 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, 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 of funding to support victims. Continue reading...

The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.