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Helen Corbett

Starmer: No ‘simple solution’ to boys being pulled into ‘whirlpool’ of misogyny

Sir Keir Starmer, left, with writer Jack Thorne and producer Jo Johnson, right, of Adolescence (Jack Taylor/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer has said there is no “simple solution” to stop boys from being dragged into a “whirlpool” of misogyny, as he spoke to writers of the television drama Adolescence.

The Prime Minister said he wanted to talk about “what can we do as a society to stop and prevent young boys being dragged into this whirlpool of hatred and misogyny”, as he hosted creators of the Netflix drama at Downing Street.

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