The News Agents Natalie Fleet MP: Her grooming story and how she fought back
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Feb 13, 2026 
Natalie Fleet, Labour MP for Bolsover and campaigner on violence against women and girls, speaks about being groomed as a teenager and how that shaped her work. She discusses survivor voices, meetings with ministers, hypocrisy in politics, reforms to support victims, and why representation and unity in her party matter.
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Use Political Moments For Survivors
- Natalie Fleet says the Epstein revelations created a political moment to centre survivors' voices and drive change.
- She urges using that moment to meet victims and push reforms rather than political point-scoring.
Emotional Cost Of Speaking Out
- Natalie describes the emotional toll this week has had on her as a woman MP focused on violence against women.
- She says speaking up helps survivors but comes at huge personal cost and exhaustion.
Meeting Al‑Fayed Victims
- Natalie recounts meeting victims of the Al-Fayed abuses with Harriet Harman and pressing the Prime Minister to meet them.
- She details horrific abuses and the lack of moral outrage she observed.