Male MPs attempt menopause in hot flush vest – then can’t wait to take it off

Politicians try out device fitted with heated pads that mimics one of the menopause's most unpleasant symptoms

Volcanic" and very uncomfortable" - just some reactions from male MPs trying out a vest that simulates menopause hot flushes as part of an event raising awareness of the UK's acute shortages of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) products.

Wes Streeting, Stephen Kinnock and Nick Thomas-Symonds were among the politicians who tried out the device fitted with heated pads that mimics one of the most common and unpleasant symptoms.