John Woodcock MP on depression and mental illness

An MP making a slow recovery from a ladder fall a year ago has spoken about the resulting depression.

John Woodcock said he has been through a "really strange year", but after speaking about this condition, external, he said the "reaction has been extraordinary".

He said more people speaking out could change public perceptions of the condition.

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