In an interview with CYP Now, Creasy, who is currently pushing for amendments to the Children and Social Work Bill to require all schools to teach the subject, said she is frustrated that the government remains resistant to the idea, despite most parents and teachers backing it.
"We have been campaigning on this for seven years now," Creasy said.
"Three times there have been opportunities and three times the government has kicked it back.
"I'm afraid Brexit is going to fill up every corner of parliamentary time in the coming years. If we don't make progress now it could be years before we do."
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