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'Misogyny should be a hate crime' - Andy Burnham launches ten-year plan to tackle violence against women

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Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox A new long-term strategy to prevent abuse and violence against women and girls in Greater Manchester has today been launched.

The 10-year plan focuses on ‘gender-based abuse ' and covers a range of crimes from domestic abuse and coercive control to rape, sexual assault and workplace harassment.

Among its ‘raft of commitments’ is a pledge to make misogyny a recordable hate crime - described as a ‘key priority’. The strategy - entitled Gender Based Abuse Strategy: The Greater Manchester Strategy to Tackle Violence Against Women & Girls - was published by Andy Burnham on Wednesday.

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