Jason Manford: Comedian, actor, presenter and singer who appeared on Channel 4's 8 Out of 10 Cats panel show between 20.Fred Sirieix: French maître d'hôtel who is known for appearing on Channel 4's First Dates and BBC Two's Million Pound Menu.David Baddiel: Comedian, author, screenwriter and presenter, who had a comedy partnership with Frank Skinner.Michael Sheen: Welsh actor and TV producer.Gary Neville: Football pundit, coach and former player who co-owns Salford City.Rowan Williams: Former Archbishop of Canterbury.Nazir Afzal OBE: Former Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England.The Law Commission, which recommends legal changes, had in December last year argued that the move to make misogyny a hate crime would create 'hierarchies of victims' - and make prosecuting rape and domestic abuse more difficult. Mr Afzal today tweeted a link to the letter, tagging fellow men who signed it and writing: 'MEN must take responsibility for MALE violence. In an open letter to House of Lords members, bearing the names of several famous men, she calls for the Government to accept the 'Newlove amendment' to the Policing Bill when it is debated on January 17.Ĭomedian David Baddiel, former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, and former Chief Prosecutor Nazir Afzal OBE all have their names featured on the open letter, which calls for the Government to 'modernise our hate crime laws'.
Stella Creasy, Labour and Co-operative Party MP for Walthamstow, is campaigning to 'include misogyny in our hate crime legislation', meaning offences motivated by a hatred of women would be treated similarly as those motivated by racism or religious intolerance. A group of male celebrities including Michael Sheen, Jason Manford and Gary Neville are calling for misogyny to be made a hate crime.
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