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. >> catherine fletcher, conservative mp, elected in 2019.e story about how you got into politics, how you became an mp. so in fact put it in your own words . words. >> well, hi gloria. thanks for having us so basically, i think quite a lot of people i don't come from any variety of political backgrounds like at all. you know, it was always drilled into me how important it is vote, you know, know, is to vote, you know, you know, parents went down. you know, it was vital you vote even if was vital that you vote even if you go and spoil your ballot paper as a kid. if you don't know what you're doing, you must go vote. but outside of go and vote. but outside of that, there no tribalism in that, there was no tribalism in the all. fact, to be the house at all. in fact, to be fair to them, they actually find out how parents voted till out how my parents voted till after i'd kind of really got active politics. active in politics. but if you're kind of you're sat on a sofa kind of shouting at it, there has to become a point where you go sod it, me se

according former minister according to a former minister for women, catherine fletcher . for women, catherineactually a gb news interview i should say. >> oh, yeah, it's coming up on on sunday. so tomorrow, glorious show. you're on sunday. so tomorrow, glorious sryou're you're on sunday. so tomorrow, glorious sryou're watching you're on sunday. so tomorrow, glorious sryou're watching the you're on sunday. so tomorrow, glorious sryou're watching the fame if you're watching the 5 am. show. yeah, so we need show. but yeah, so we need a male because there's been huge problems years, you male because there's been huge problesurging years, you male because there's been huge problesurging mental ars, you male because there's been huge problesurging mental healthu know surging mental health issues with men suicide issues with with men suicide side. we don't have good male role models and yet we've basically andrew tate and basically got andrew tate and that's it. >> but lot of ministers >> but then a lot of ministers have scoffed at the idea that men need support. >> phillips laughed >> jess phillips

according former minister according to a former minister for women, catherine fletcher . for women, catherine interview i should say. >> oh, yeah, it's coming up on on sunday. so tomorrow, glorious show. or if you're on sunday. so tomorrow, glorious sryou're or if you're on sunday. so tomorrow, glorious sryou're watching if you're on sunday. so tomorrow, glorious sryou're watching if ya.m.e if you're watching the 5 am. show. so we need show. but yeah, so we need a male because there's been huge problems in recent years, you know health know surging mental health issues suicide issues with with men suicide side. we don't have good male role and yet we've role models and yet we've basically got andrew tate and that's it. >> then lot of ministers >> but then a lot of ministers have scoffed at the idea that men need support. >> jess phillips laughed openly about the idea that men. but you're right, men, there's higher suicide rates, there's more homelessness amongst men, there's health there's more mental health issues. however, issues. and so maybe however, however , there there is however, ther

this was catherine fletcher. minister for fletcher.er for women and she women under liz truss and she was gloria de was interviewed by gloria de piero, made the claim piero, and she made the claim that we need a minister for men. i think we might have the clip. have got that? have we? have we got that? >> gets anywhere by >> nobody gets anywhere by bashing down. you know , bashing one down. you know, there's some historic wrongs to. right. some things right. but there are some things in of men that really do in terms of men that really do need focus them . you know, need a focus on them. you know, mental health, suicide, you know, male role models. so personally, i'd have both or have it explicit within have a men's health explicit somewhere within a ministerial portfolio . within a ministerial portfolio. >> so what do we think about this, victor? because obviously the logic is with having a minister for women and equalities, you know, looking out for people who have been historically marginal and that kind that makes sense. and kind o

this was catherine fletcher. minister for fletcher.r for women she women under liz truss and she was by gloria de was interviewed by gloria de piero, made the claim piero, and she made the claim that we need a minister for men. i think we might have the clip. have got that? have we? have we got that? >> gets anywhere by >> nobody gets anywhere by bashing down. you know , bashing one down. you know, there's some historic wrongs to. right. some things right. but there are some things in of men that really do in terms of men that really do need on them . you know, need a focus on them. you know, mental health, suicide, you know, male role models. so personally, i'd have both or have it explicit within have a men's health explicit somewhere within a ministerial portfolio . within a ministerial portfolio. >> so what do we think about this, victor? because obviously the logic is with having a minister for women and equalities, you know, looking out for people who have been historically marginal and that kind that makes sense. and kind of tha