The problem with his comments on BBC Breakfast this morning goes beyond a misunderstanding of definition.
police forces across the UK would be asked to record data on crimes motivated by sex or gender on an “experimental basis”
“I think insults and misogyny is of course absolutely wrong whether it’s a man against a woman or a woman against a man, but I don’t think that will tackle the problem in the cases like either the Sarah Everard case which is very serious and we take very seriously, or the wider challenge of getting more prosecutions through to a successful conviction for“I understand why people raise it, it’s a legitimate issue and debate to have.
Raab continued: “Reducing the bar and saying actually insults should be criminalised I don’t think will deal with what women across this country are fearful of which is the risk of life or limb, the risk of intimidation and the risk of. All of those things are already criminal, the question is how we enforce those laws much more effectively and much more sensitively to women.”
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