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{{short description|British Conservative politician}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2020}}
{{2024 UK Commons}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Nick Fletcher
| honorific-suffix =
| image = Official portrait of Nick Fletcher MP crop 2.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2020
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| spouse = Gail Fletcher<ref>{{cite web |title=Our People |url=https://www.analogueelectrics.co.uk/our-people/ |website=Analogue Electrics |access-date=20 May 2020 |archive-date=29 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929201819/https://www.analogueelectrics.co.uk/our-people/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| children = 2
| residence = [[Bawtry]], [[South Yorkshire]], England
| website = {{URL|www.nickfletcher.org.uk}}
}}
'''Nicholas Anthony Fletcher'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2019-12-18/debates/2E37F0BD-4DF0-40A6-B9F9-0607212DBFB1/MembersSworn|title=Members Sworn|website=Hansard.parliament.uk|date=18 December 2019|access-date=28 January 2020|archive-date=19 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219003923/https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2019-12-18/debates/2E37F0BD-4DF0-40A6-B9F9-0607212DBFB1/MembersSworn|url-status=live}}</ref> (born 15 July 1972)<ref>{{cite book|last=Brunskill|first=Ian|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1129682574|title=The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election|date=19 March 2020|isbn=978-0-00-839258-1|pages=171|oclc=1129682574|access-date=8 June 2021|archive-date=9 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109125548/https://www.worldcat.org/title/times-guide-to-the-house-of-commons-2019-the-definitive-record-of-britains-historic-2019-general-election/oclc/1129682574|url-status=live}}</ref> is a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician who is the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Don Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Don Valley]] since the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]].<ref name="bbc">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/E14000667|title=Don Valley parliamentary constituency – Election 2019|website=BBC News|access-date=13 December 2019|archive-date=13 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613135720/https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/E14000667|url-status=live}}</ref> He is the first Conservative
== Early life and career ==
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Fletcher is a [[landlord]], and he owns six houses and four flats in South Yorkshire; this is the highest number of residential, letting properties held by any MP.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Booth |first1=Robert |title=Hunt and Braverman among five in cabinet earning thousands as landlords |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/may/04/hunt-and-braverman-among-five-in-cabinet-earning-thousands-as-landlords |work=The Guardian |date=4 May 2023 |accessdate=17 October 2023}}</ref>
== Political
===Gender equality===
In his first notable media presence, as part of a debate in the UK Parliament's Westminster Hall, for [[International Men's Day]] 2021, Fletcher claimed that male role models in film and television were being replaced by women (namely [[Luke Skywalker]], [[The Equalizer (2021 TV series)|The Equalizer]], [[Doctor Who]], and The [[Ghostbusters]]), linking that to the number of young men turning to crime.<ref>{{cite news|title=Female Doctor Who robs boys of role models, claims Tory MP |work= BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59421259|date=25 November 2021|access-date=25 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Chilton |first=Louis |title=Twelve men played Doctor Who before a woman – I think young boys will cope, Nick Fletcher|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/doctor-who-ghostbusters-nick-fletcher-b1964893.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220620/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/doctor-who-ghostbusters-nick-fletcher-b1964893.html |archive-date=20 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=The Independent |date=26 November 2021|access-date=26 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Walker |first=Peter |title=Recasting male heroes as women risks driving boys to crime, claims Tory MP|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/nov/25/bond-doctor-who-casting-women-risks-driving-boys-to-crime-mp|work=The Guardian |date=25 November 2021|access-date=26 November 2021}}</ref> His apparent opposition to women playing these roles was criticised by fellow MPs (including [[Luke Pollard]]), and also condemned by social media users as sexist and misogynistic.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ball |first=Elliot |title=Luke Pollard slams MP Nick Fletcher's 'sexist' Doctor Who claim|url=https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/luke-pollard-slams-mp-nick-6261652|work=Plymouth Herald|date=25 November 2021|access-date=25 November 2021}}</ref>
In his defence, Fletcher claims this part of his speech was dealing with the wider issue of positive role-models for young men and that the controversy results from looking only at a short section.
===Transgender issues===
In June 2022, Fletcher sent letters to all schools in his constituency urging head teachers to "push back" against the "transgender lifestyle", arguing that allowing children to take hormone blockers is "affirming something that is nothing more than a phase". The letters were not well received by Doncaster Schools, with one school reporting that the letters were "neither helpful nor positively received" <ref>{{cite news |date=17 June 2022 |title=MP Nick Fletcher schools letter says trans 'nothing more than a phase' |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-61842311 |access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref>
===Immigration===
In December 2023 Nick Fletcher was criticised for claiming that A&E waiting lists in his constituency of Don Valley were excessively long due to high levels of immigration. He said of his constituency "We are turning parts of our community into a ghetto... you have a 12 hour waiting list at A&E, & the reason why the waiting list is so long, is because people don't speak English in these places anymore”.<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web |last1=Schofield |first1=Kevin |title=Tory MP Criticised For Blaming A&E Delays On 'People Who Don't Speak English' |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/tory-mp-criticised-blaming-e-102746106.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALorpCLpibfg5athfnCECVPZ1AE_OIQ8pKhaEVP3PdMoIx62XCFbCT-K-ZUiwAX7NS576UgVI6k8Di4dn0AFLBTT4N4JA7ek_Dvc43A__quOo_w84gMlghLBEs5iRrNEPDB-k8Nn3kZ6hv8GOu2rQjU73meFzZmlRupU0pIL1s25 |website=Yahoo News |access-date=17 January 2024}}</ref> The population in Don Valley is 94% UK-born and 96%
== Parliamentary career ==
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==External links==
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