Male refugees settling in Britain should be given lessons in women's equality, according to a Labour MP.

Thangam Debbonaire, who chairs the all party parliamentary group on refugees, said the move could be part of a national drive to improve male attitudes towards women generally.

Ms Debbonaire said that new arrivals would need a "sensitive" introduction to a different culture.

The MP used the New Year's Eve sexual assaults on women involving migrants in Cologne, Germany, to emphasise her point.

Ms Debbonaire said the lessons could resemble personal, social and health education (PSHE) school classes.

"I'm not saying there's a little ticket you can give incoming men. But I do believe we need compulsory PSHE classes in schools for all young people, and an appropriate version for new arrivals", she said.

"It shouldn't surprise us if those from cultures, where gender inequality is an extreme struggle, to get here to understand social norms and expectations.

"All men need this education, our indigenous population is not a haven of gender equality and you could have a situation where boys who have settled, just arrived, or been born here, would all get the same information on how they should interact with women".