Pride Month: Labour MP Dan Carden on alcohol addiction

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An MP has given an emotional speech on his family’s support as he battled his alcohol addiction.

In a Commons debate on Pride Month, Labour’s Dan Carden said addiction was “killing more people and ruining more lives than ever”, including those of MPs.

The Liverpool Walton MP said: “I hope my openness today can help challenge the stigma that stops so many people asking for help.”