People call me the sex MP but we need to be educating
In 2017, the Local Government Association (LGA) said the lack of sex and relationships education in some of the country's secondary schools was creating a "ticking sexual health time bomb". Another Labour MP, Alistair Strathern, has been calling for the government to make relationships and sex education mandatory for 16 to 18-year-olds. It gives a whole new meaning to 'fiddling while Rome burns'."'It's absolutely political' "I think if some of my colleagues - who should be some of the most progressive MPs that there are - are finding it amusing, then I look forward to seeing the goodness that will come off the back of the campaign," Niblett says.
- ▪In 2017, the Local Government Association (LGA) said the lack of sex and relationships education in some of the country's secondary schools was creating a "ticking sexual health time bomb".
- ▪Another Labour MP, Alistair Strathern, has been calling for the government to make relationships and sex education mandatory for 16 to 18-year-olds.
- ▪It gives a whole new meaning to 'fiddling while Rome burns'."'It's absolutely political' "I think if some of my colleagues - who should be some of the most progressive MPs that there are - are finding it amusing, then I look forward to seei
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People call me the sex MP but we need to be educatingImage caption, MP Samantha Niblett has launched officially launched her campaign, calling for lifelong sex educationByGeorgia Roberts, Derby political reporter and Asha Patel, East MidlandsPublished3 minutes agoWhen Samantha Niblett launched the Yes Sex Please, We're British! campaign earlier this year, it did not take long for the jokes and criticism to start flying - and for her to be given a new nickname."Now in times gone by, being referred to as a 'sex MP' would've been something quite sleazy and seedy.
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