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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Mark Townsend

Khan and Patel to clash over campaigns to protect women

London mayor Sadiq Khan
Sadiq Khan has enrolled a host of celebrities to speak directly to men via billboards and video. Photograph: Lia Toby/Getty Images for BFI

Tensions between the mayor of London and the Home Office are likely to intensify as both unveil what they are claiming as the UK’s first major campaigns to target perpetrators of sexual harassment and violence.

Football stars, other sports figures, celebrities and influencers have been enrolled by Sadiq Khan to speak to men via billboards and video to address “pervasive misogynistic attitudes”, which experts say if left unchecked can allow harmful behaviours to escalate.

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