May has been attempting to find a way to introduce these proposals for some time now. In 2011, she described coercive control as "a complex pattern of abuse using power and psychological control over another — financial control, verbal abuse, forced social isolation. These incidents may vary in seriousness and may be repeated over time."
Last August the Home Office launched a consultation to look at strengthening the law. The consultation document read: "Creating a specific offence of domestic abuse may send a clear, consistent message to frontline agencies that nonviolent control in an intimate relationship is criminal.
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