Nimco Ali claimed she met Jeremy Hunt at his Whitehall office (Picture: Getty Images)

Jeremy Hunt has been accused of asking a female genital mutilation survivor if she can still have orgasms.

Nimco Ali claimed the Health Secretary clearly knew nothing about FGM when the pair met at his Whitehall office four years ago.

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The campaigner is the director of the Daughters of Eve, a non-profit organisation that works to support victims and those at risk of the barbaric procedure.

But when asked to meet the minister to talk about her work, she said he asked the insensitive question.


She told the News Roast podcast, he asked: ‘What I really want to know Nimco, is, can girls like you have an orgasm?

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Jeremy Hunt allegedly asked the very forward question (Picture: Getty)

‘It was his first direct question. My reply was: “Well, it depends how good you are Jeremy. Because 80% of the clitoris is actually internal”.’



Podcast presenters Heydon Prowse and Jolyon Rubinstein called the question ‘crude’ and ‘disrespectful’.

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She added: ‘This man is the Secretary of State for Health but he has no idea about FGM and I don’t think he even reads his briefings.’

When asked if the two started dating, she replied: ‘I have boundaries.’

The Department of Health has now started publishing annual statistics of FGM cases, with 5,500 reported in 2016.

Metro.co.uk approached Department of Health for comment.

What is female genital mutilation? Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a procedure where the female genitals are cut, injured or changed. It’s also known as ‘female circumcision’ or ‘cutting’. FGM is usually carried out on young girls between infancy and the age of 15, most commonly before puberty starts, according to the NHS. It is illegal in the UK and Ireland, and is considered child abuse. The practise of FGM has no health benefits and can cause severe health complications.