Ord-ahhhh! Labour MP plans to bring adult toys into Parliament as part of a 'summer of sex' as she urges Brits to 'not feel ashamed' in push for lifelong sex education

By GREG HEFFER, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT Published: 14:43, 14 April 2026 | Updated: 14:44, 14 April 2026 A Labour backbencher is calling for a 'summer of sex' and for Brits to 'not feel ashamed' as she pushes for lifelong sex education in the UK. Samantha Niblett, the MP for South Derbyshire, said she wanted to 'remind people' that sex 'is a joyful thing' as she launched a campaign with a sextech entrepreneur. The 'Yes Sex Please, We're British!' campaign is calling for better lifelong, inclusive sex education to help people understand consent and prevent abuse and violence. It will also raise awareness of how childbirth, the menopause, stress and other health conditions can impact sexual satisfaction. Ms Niblett said she wants the campaign to be about 'taking control of our patriotism, about taking control of our Britishness, and not feeling ashamed'. In an open interview with the PoliticsHome website, the 46-year-old revealed - 'like lots of people' - she has watched porn herself. She said she recently viewed content on the MakeLoveNotPorn website, which aims to offer an alternative to hardcore pornography and was founded by Cindy Gallop - the sextech entrepreneur she is working with. Ms Niblett also said she hopes to bring sex toys into Parliament as part of her campaign, but that she is currently in talks with security officials about what devices will be allowed. Samantha Niblett, the MP for South Derbyshire (pictured with Keir Starmer), said she wanted to 'remind people' that sex 'is a joyful thing' Ms Niblett met King Charles at Buckingham Palace last year at a reception for new MPs The Labour MP said she learned at a recent meeting with sex toy retailer Love Honey that 'as well as making you feel good, [masturbation] is good for your health'.  She added the MakeLoveNotPorn website featured 'real people who are having messy, funny, intimate, sensual sex together'. 'It's a turn on, it helps you masturbate, helps you come,' she said. 'The sections that I always prefer the most are the intimate sections. 'I am not saying that anybody else's preferences are wrong, but I think if you're desensitised to think that some things are normal, it skews your view about what real sex is like with real people who are not acting in a porn film.' Outlining her bid to 'talk about sex all summer', Ms Niblett said the sex education she had at school was 'pretty medical'. 'It was all focused on what you shouldn't do, not what you should do,' she added. 'Pleasure certainly didn't play a part in it. 'And as a girl, you're just worried about either getting an STD or getting pregnant. I don't remember talking about contraception much either.' She added: 'It's funny, just because I'm doing a campaign on sex education, it's not because I'm this massively empowered, sexually flamboyant person. I'm not. I wish I were.'  The Government recently agreed to ban so-called 'barely legal' pornography depicting sexual relationships between step-relatives. Ms Niblett said that she understood the rationale behind it, but could also see why it might be a challenge to implement when step incest is not illegal in the real world.  She added that while you can 'ban all things and come down on people with a ton of bricks legally', she wanted to see education used as the 'biggest tool'.  The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.