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Andrea Leadsom should be forced to apologise for her comment on male carers.
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38 signatures
What the petition asks
The Minister for the Environment should be forced to come before the house and apologise to both the house and men across the UK for her statement that hiring men to look after your children was more of a risk as the persons hired "could be paedophiles".
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/andrea-leadsom_uk_5788a201e4b08078d6e8699c?9zveu3di has the quote:
“As an employer we’re not, let’s face it, most of us don’t employ men as nannies, most of us don’t,” she told the paper. “Now you can call that sexist, I call that cautious and very sensible when you look at the stats. Your odds are stacked against you if you employ a man. We know paedophiles are attracted to working with children. I’m sorry but they’re the facts.”
“As an employer we’re not, let’s face it, most of us don’t employ men as nannies, most of us don’t,” she told the paper. “Now you can call that sexist, I call that cautious and very sensible when you look at the stats. Your odds are stacked against you if you employ a man. We know paedophiles are attracted to working with children. I’m sorry but they’re the facts.”
Timeline
| 26 Jul 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Jan 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
38
Status
Closed
Opened
26 Jul 2016
Closed
26 Jan 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.