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MP: I鈥檝e spent my entire life terrified of aggressive men

MP Mark Fletcher has said he鈥檚 spent his 鈥渆ntire life terrified of overtly aggressive men鈥�.

The Conservative back bencher spoke out about his own experiences of domestic abuse during a debate about a new domestic abuse bill in the House of Commons.

Speaking to 5 Live鈥檚 Emma Barnett, he said he 鈥渘ever wanted to be a poster boy鈥� for the legislation but that he hopes speaking out has shown domestic abuse is not just 鈥渁 women鈥檚 issue鈥�.

If you鈥檝e been affected by anything we were talking about there you can find a range of organisations which offer support and advice on the 麻豆社 Action Line. Just go to http://bbc.co.uk/actionline.

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