Ben Obese-Jecty is the Conservative MP for Huntingdon. He won the seat in 2024.
Our thanks to Nigel for this Facebook page. The content:
“Very proud today to present my Ten Minute Rule Bill: Interpersonal abuse and violence against men and boys (strategy).
This strategy is desperately needed as male survivors of domestic abuse, rape, sexual assault, digital image abuse, honour-based violence and forced marriage are currently an afterthought, incredibly, included within the Violence Against Women and Girls strategy.
We urgently need a dedicated strategy for men and boys, and in lieu of a new position statement from the Government, legislates for the Safeguarding Minister, Jess Phillips, to ensure that alongside the forthcoming new Violence Against Women and Girls strategy a separate strategy for men and boys is finally introduced. [J4MB emphasis: Good luck with that, Ben!]
This is an issue that affects many more men and boys than you may realise and whilst so many suffer in silence there is now an opportunity to give their plight the focus it deserves.
My thanks to We Are Survivors, Men And Boys Coalition and Mankind Initiative for their advocating for such a step.
You can listen to my full speech in the clip below.”
We wish Ben every success in his advocacy for men and boys.
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Interpersonal Abuse and Violence Against Men and Boys – Hansard – UK Parliament Readers may be interested in the full speech. Nothing new but encouraging to see in Parliament. It is supported by these MPs ” Sir Iain Duncan Smith, Sir Roger Gale, Sir Ashley Fox, Charlie Dewhirst, Wendy Morton, David Simmonds, Paul Holmes, Rebecca Smith, Bob Blackman, Alison Griffiths, Mr Richard Holden and Ben Obese-Jecty” I’m sure they’ll lose as they head into a feminist lobby headwind. I’ll be writing to them all to signal support for their Bill.
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Thanks Nigel. 10+ years ago I engaged with a high-profile (female) friend of Iain Duncan Smith. She told me he absolutely refused to meet or even communicate with me.
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I recall you relating this. I doubt he’s moved much from a typically conservative chivalric gynocentrism but these named have at least secured a second reading. Of course it won’t succeed but at least some MPs have put their names down publicly. Given the VAWG Strategy and the “gendered” nature of all forms of abuse is one of the absolute apogees of the success of feminism in the UK . This does pretty much put a target on the backs of Ben and those MPs named. The feminist lobby will be keen to dig up any “dirt” they can using another successful tactic, reputational destruction through accusations.
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A reply from Richard Holden MP. I am sceptical about contacting my labour MP. But will do so. I was pleased to see research from Lancaster University mentioned. Thank you for your email backing my colleague, Ben Obese-Jecty’s bill on tackling abuse and violence against men and boys.
“It is very encouraging to have your support and that of many others from across the country.
According to the Crime Survey for England and Wales, 3% of men aged 16 and over were victims of domestic abuse between September 2023 and September 2024.
As of May 2024, there were just 50 refuges in England with bed spaces for men, meaning that out of nearly 64,000 people supported in safe accommodation, only 1,830 were men. Research from the University of Lancashire has also found that 89% of male survivors said being categorised under “violence against women and girls” made it harder to seek help, and 80% said it minimised their experiences.
Thank you again for contacting me, but if you want to be of even more help, you could contact your own local MP about this, asking them to support the bill.”
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