Theresa May: too many young people think domestic violence is acceptable

Home secretary says she is concerned that so many young people think it is ‘OK for the boyfriend to hit the girlfriend’

Too many young men still think it is OK to hit their girlfriends, while many young women do not realise such relationships are unhealthy, Theresa May, the home secretary, has said.

The senior cabinet minister made the comments at a parliamentary event for the 40th birthday of Women’s Aid, the charity that helps women suffering domestic violence.

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