MP tells colleagues he was raped as he calls for end to stigma around victims

Labour's Josh Newbury told the Commons he woke up in his hotel room with another man after blacking out while drunk on a night out in an unfamiliar city and "felt guilty afterwards" MP Josh Newbury told the Commons of his ordeal (Image: Josh Newbury MP/Facebook)

An MP has called for an end to the stigma around being a victim of sexual assault – and revealed he was raped after a night out.

Brave Josh Newbury told a debate on International Men's Day that he had been on a night out in an unfamiliar city, but woke up in his hotel room with another man after blacking out while drunk nearly a decade ago.

The Labour MP for Cannock Chase said he had not reported the attack to police and had felt guilty afterwards. He said he now wanted to stop the silence and "shame" around those