Boys as young as 11 could be sent on anti-misogyny training courses under plans unveiled by ministers to tackle the epidemic of violence against women and girls.

All secondary schools in England will have to teach students about healthy relationships to tackle misogyny, as Sir Keir Starmer said too often toxic ideas are ‘going unchallenged’.

Ministers are set to announce plans to intervene early on worrying behaviour of young people as part of the Government’s strategy to halve violence against women and girls (Vawg) in a decade.

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