A former MP and government minister was found by a family judge to have raped and abused his wife over nearly a decade. It would all have been kept secret – if we hadn’t fought to publish the truth

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1. Warning. It’s a sickening read of power, misogyny and control.

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3. I’m not sure I like the whole “A woman was raped and abused for almost a decade, but everyone remember how great *we* are!”

4. >Court delays, a shortage of judges and the Covid-19 pandemic meant that it was not until November 2020 that she was cross-examined on the witness stand.

   So this was last year?

5. [*Griffiths v Tickle*](https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Griffiths-v-Tickle-judgment-court-of-appeal-101221.pdf) [2021] EWCA Civ 1882.

   [Press summary.](https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Griffiths-v-Tickle-summary-court-of-appeal-101221.pdf)

   [Earlier judgments.](https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/griffiths-v-tickle/)

6. Wow, a really difficult read.

   Could someone please provide me with a definition of “coercion, controlling behaviour and domestic violence”

   Something that I can reference, refer to, and use, would be helpful for my own situation.

   Thanks.