Samantha Niblett Launches Lifelong Sex Education Campaign as 7.7 Million in England and Wales Report Assault
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 25
Samantha Niblett Launches Lifelong Sex Education Campaign as 7.7 Million in England and Wales Report Assault
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 25
Summary
London launch events this week formally kicked off Labour MP Samantha Niblett’s “Yes Sex Please, We’re British!” campaign, which pushes lifelong sex education on consent, respect, healthy relationships and sexual wellbeing.
Niblett argues the effort is needed because stigma and poor sex education help fuel abuse, while pornography has become “default sex education”; she plans an autumn Parliament event displaying sex toys and teaching aids.
ONS data for the year to March 2025 showed 15.9% of people aged 16 or over—about 7.7 million—had experienced sexual assault since age 16, including 1.9 million rape victims.
The campaign has drawn ridicule from some Labour figures and attacks from opposition politicians, but Niblett says support is growing across parties ahead of an autumn backbench debate.
The push builds on wider calls to extend sex education to age 18, including a June bill from Labour MP Alistair Strathern and a petition that drew more than 106,000 signatures.