City MP Karl MCartney has again joined a raft of MPs to back a quirky campaign to help raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer during the month formerly known as November.

Karl is one of a number of MPs from across the three main parties who have been growing and nurturing moustaches – in Karl’s case a ‘bandit’ style moustache similar to one sported by footballer Michael Owen - over the month to support Movember, which aims to change the face of men’s health by raising awareness of prostate cancer and other men’s heath issues.

Alongside a quarter of a million men across the UK, Karl MCartney has become a walking, talking billboard, using his moustache to put prostate cancer firmly on the agenda, during November.

Karl MCartney, MP for Lincoln, said: “Movember is a brilliant, quirky cause which I have been proud to be a part of again over the last month. Not only does it encourage millions to talk about men’s health issues, it also raises vital funds for The Prostate Cancer Charity, enabling them to fund essential research and provide top class support services for men and their families affected by the disease.”

Since its humble beginnings in Australia in 2003, Movember has grown to become a truly global movement inspiring more than 1.1 million Mo Bros and Mo Sistas to participate worldwide so far.

 Last year over 111,000 Mo Bros and Mo Sistas across the UK raised an amazing £11.7 million. These funds have helped support The Prostate Cancer Charity's vital work fighting prostate cancer on every front - through research, support, information and campaigning.  This year a hair raising 250,000 men and women have taken part across the UK with at least £14 million raised already.