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Fletcher resides in [[Bawtry]] and is married to Gail. They have two children, James and Lucy.<ref name="YorksPost">{{cite news|date=15 February 2020|title=Nick Fletcher: 'I speak how people in Doncaster speak - I need to deliver, I need to be a good MP'|work=Nick Fletcher MP|url=https://www.nickfletcher.org.uk/news/nick-fletcher-i-speak-how-people-doncaster-speak-i-need-deliver-i-need-be-good-mp|access-date=20 May 2020|archive-date=1 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601061014/https://www.nickfletcher.org.uk/news/nick-fletcher-i-speak-how-people-doncaster-speak-i-need-deliver-i-need-be-good-mp|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=About Nick Fletcher|url=https://www.nickfletcher.org.uk/about-nick-fletcher|access-date=23 June 2020|website=Nick Fletcher|archive-date=20 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420004618/https://www.nickfletcher.org.uk/about-nick-fletcher|url-status=live}}</ref> He is a practising Christian.<ref>{{cite web|title='Christ is the greatest role model:' Doncaster Conservative MP praises God on debut Commons speech|url=https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/christ-greatest-role-model-doncaster-conservative-mp-praises-god-debut-commons-speech-2486375|access-date=23 June 2020|work=Doncaster Free Press|archive-date=25 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625201807/https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/christ-greatest-role-model-doncaster-conservative-mp-praises-god-debut-commons-speech-2486375|url-status=live}}</ref> |
Fletcher resides in [[Bawtry]] and is married to Gail. They have two children, James and Lucy.<ref name="YorksPost">{{cite news|date=15 February 2020|title=Nick Fletcher: 'I speak how people in Doncaster speak - I need to deliver, I need to be a good MP'|work=Nick Fletcher MP|url=https://www.nickfletcher.org.uk/news/nick-fletcher-i-speak-how-people-doncaster-speak-i-need-deliver-i-need-be-good-mp|access-date=20 May 2020|archive-date=1 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601061014/https://www.nickfletcher.org.uk/news/nick-fletcher-i-speak-how-people-doncaster-speak-i-need-deliver-i-need-be-good-mp|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=About Nick Fletcher|url=https://www.nickfletcher.org.uk/about-nick-fletcher|access-date=23 June 2020|website=Nick Fletcher|archive-date=20 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420004618/https://www.nickfletcher.org.uk/about-nick-fletcher|url-status=live}}</ref> He is a practising Christian. He described his election win as miracle performed by god, and has said publicly that "Christ is the greatest role model anyone can have.”<ref>{{cite web|title='Christ is the greatest role model:' Doncaster Conservative MP praises God on debut Commons speech|url=https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/christ-greatest-role-model-doncaster-conservative-mp-praises-god-debut-commons-speech-2486375|access-date=23 June 2020|work=Doncaster Free Press|archive-date=25 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625201807/https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/christ-greatest-role-model-doncaster-conservative-mp-praises-god-debut-commons-speech-2486375|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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He has been a long-time runner. He ran the [[London Marathon]] in October 2021, raising over £2,000 for his chosen charity, the [[Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group]].<ref>{{cite web|title=MP Nick to take on marathon for CCLG|url=https://www.cclg.org.uk/news/mp-nick-to-take-on-marathon-|access-date=27 October 2021|website=www.cclg.org.uk|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027111939/https://www.cclg.org.uk/news/mp-nick-to-take-on-marathon-|url-status=live}}</ref> |
He has been a long-time runner. He ran the [[London Marathon]] in October 2021, raising over £2,000 for his chosen charity, the [[Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group]].<ref>{{cite web|title=MP Nick to take on marathon for CCLG|url=https://www.cclg.org.uk/news/mp-nick-to-take-on-marathon-|access-date=27 October 2021|website=www.cclg.org.uk|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027111939/https://www.cclg.org.uk/news/mp-nick-to-take-on-marathon-|url-status=live}}</ref> |
Nick Fletcher
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Member of Parliament for Don Valley | |
Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
Preceded by | Caroline Flint |
Majority | 3,630 (8.0%) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1972-07-15) 15 July 1972 (age 52) Armthorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Gail Fletcher[1] |
Children | 2 |
Website | www |
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Nicholas Anthony Fletcher[2] (born 15 July 1972)[3] is a British Conservative Party politician who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Don Valley since the 2019 general election.[4] He is the first Conservative to ever be elected for the seat.
Fletcher grew up in Armthorpe, Doncaster, and attended Armthorpe Comprehensive before gaining a HNC in electronic engineering in 1992. In 1994, after being made redundant, he took a business course and established Analogue Electrics in Doncaster.[5][6] Fletcher also owns a property portfolio consisting of ten residential properties.[7]
Before being elected to Parliament, Fletcher served as the director of Doncaster Chamber of Commerce (Doncaster Chamber) from 19 December 2018 to 13 December 2019.[8] He also served as the chairman of the Doncaster Conservative Federation.[9]
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, Doctor Who, and The Ghostbusters), linking that to the number of young men turning to crime.[10][11][12] 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.[13]
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.
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” [14]
Fletcher won the seat of Don Valley from Labour incumbent Caroline Flint in 2019, with a majority of 8%, representing a swing of 8.1%. In doing so, he was the first Conservative to be elected for the seat, with the constituency having been held by Labour since 1922.[15]
Fletcher delivered his maiden speech on 16 March 2020,[16] where he spoke about the importance of role models for young people.
Since 2 March 2020, Fletcher has been a member of the Petitions Committee.[17]
Following an interim report on the connections between colonialism and properties now in the care of the National Trust, including links with historic slavery, Fletcher was among the signatories of a letter to The Telegraph in November 2020 from the "Common Sense Group" of Conservative Parliamentarians. The letter accused the National Trust of being "coloured by cultural Marxist dogma, colloquially known as the 'woke agenda'".[18]
Fletcher endorsed Kemi Badenoch during the July 2022 Conservative Party leadership election.[19] After Badenoch was eliminated, Fletcher supported Liz Truss.[20]
In February 2023 Fletcher raised concerns around the urban design concept of the "15-minute city" in the House of Commons, requesting time to discuss the matter he referred to as an "international socialist concept".[21]
In June 2023, he was one of six Conservative MPs to vote against censuring Boris Johnson following the Commons Privileges Committee investigation.[22]
Fletcher sits as a Vice Chair or Officer for several All-Party Parliamentary Groups, including:
He is also chair of APPG on Issues Affecting Men and Boys
Fletcher is a member of the Northern Research Group, a group founded by Conservative MPs who represent constituencies in northern England, Wales and the Scottish Borders.[24][25] He is also a member of the Common Sense Group, a Parliamentary organisation which represents the socially conservative wing of the Conservative Party.[26]
Fletcher resides in Bawtry and is married to Gail. They have two children, James and Lucy.[27][28] He is a practising Christian. He described his election win as miracle performed by god, and has said publicly that "Christ is the greatest role model anyone can have.”[29]
He has been a long-time runner. He ran the London Marathon in October 2021, raising over £2,000 for his chosen charity, the Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group.[30]
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Don Valley 2019–present |
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