Tory MP Stuart Andrew: Homophobia in electoral campaigning is unacceptable
Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Conservative MP Stuart Andrew says the public should be given greater tools in being able to report incidents of homophobia in electoral campaigning. Last week the All-Party...
View ArticlePhilip Hammond: I was ‘shocked’ David Cameron legalised equal marriage so...
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond was “shocked” by the legalisation of equal marriage for England and Wales – but has conceded that he will eventually be “quite comfortable” with the reform. He...
View ArticleMP Crispin Blunt: I’m proof that grassroots Tories are happy to have a gay MP
Conservative MP Crispin Blunt writes exclusively for PinkNews on what it feels like to be overwhelmingly reselected as the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Reigate – in a campaign that was...
View ArticleTory Chairman Grant Shapps asks Miliband about links to Paul Flowers
Tory Chairman Grant Shapps has written to Labour leader Ed Miliband over revelations gay former Co-op banking chairman Paul Flowers resigned from Bradford Council in 2011 after “inappropriate but not...
View ArticleMatthew d’Ancona: ‘Homophobic dinosaurs in the Tory party are far from being...
Journalist Matthew d’Ancona says the fact that MP Crispin Blunt was forced to undergo a reselection process because a minority of Tory activists in his constituency had a problem with his sexuality...
View ArticleMichael Portillo: David Cameron took an ‘enormous risk’ with equal marriage
Former Conservative MP Michael Portillo says David Cameron took an “enormous risk” with his own party in legalising equal marriage for England and Wales. Mr Portillo made the comments in his regular...
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Exclusive: Tory minister Baroness Warsi: I was ‘on the wrong side of history’...
PinkNews Exclusive Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister Baroness Warsi has defended her decision to abstain in this summer’s House of Lords vote on the same-sex marriage act for England and Wales,...
View ArticleUK: Tory councillor to stand down because of David Cameron’s decision to...
A councillor in Essex says Prime Minister David Cameron’s decision to legalise equal marriage in England and Wales is a key reason why he will be standing down at the next election. Cliff Brunt, a...
View ArticleComment: The Tories should not withdraw Britain from the European Convention...
Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Professor Robert Wintemute warns against plans by the Conservative Party to withdraw Britain from European arrangements protecting human rights as it could have serious...
View ArticleLord Tebbit: Denis Thatcher would have never allowed a gay sex scandal at...
In paying tribute to Lord McAlpine, who died at the weekend, Lord Tebitt touched upon Sir Denis Thatcher’s attitude towards homosexuality as just one of many reasons why false allegations made against...
View ArticleAnti-gay Tory MP Anne McIntosh deselected by local association
Conservative MP Anne McIntosh, who voted against a string of equality measures, including same-sex marriage, has been de-selected by her local party association. The MP lost a vote of confidence of...
View ArticleLib Dem MEP blasts Tories and UKIP for not backing LGBT roadmap
Liberal Democrat MEP Baroness Sarah Ludford has criticised Tory and UKIP MEPs for abstaining over European proposals to tackle LGBT discrimination. The European Parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly...
View ArticleLord Tebbit: Tim Yeo’s ‘dodgy’ support for equal marriage contributed to his...
Former Conservative Party chairman Lord Tebbit says Tim Yeo’s “dodgy” views, such as supporting equal marriage, contributed to his de-selection as a 2015 Tory parliamentary candidate. Speaking to ITV...
View ArticleGay Tory becomes leader of Trafford Council, aged 26
A gay Conservative in Trafford has become one of the youngest people to lead a council in Britain. Cllr Sean Anstee, 26, was elected leader of Trafford Conservatives Group on Trafford Council last...
View ArticleTory Vice Chair: ‘I am surprised and alarmed’ at New Look’s policy excluding...
The Vice Chair of the Conservative Party Michael Fabricant has become the latest to weigh in on a staff discount policy at retail giant New Look, which may be in breach of the Equality Act by...
View ArticleUK: Expense probe launched into alleged ‘gay sex party’ at Tory conference
The expenses watchdog is looking into claims that an alleged “gay sex party” at the Conservative Party conference was partly paid for using public money. According to The Independent newspaper, the...
View ArticleTory MP Michael Fabricant: Lynton Crosby didn’t get my joke about having a...
Michael Fabricant says his recent departure as Tory vice chairman all goes back to a joke designed to highlight his pro-gay credentials, which failed to amuse David Cameron’s election strategist Lynton...
View ArticleTory in ‘sex party’ expenses row ‘banned’ from standing as 2015 parliamentary...
The former head of a Tory research unit has been banned from standing as a party candidate at the 2015 general election, having been accused of using public money to fund a sex party. Iain Corby is at...
View ArticleMichael Fabricant: Blair once dubbed the Tories ‘homophobes’– but we’ve moved on
Conservative MP Michael Fabricant has said his party is no longer made up “retired colonel types” with “horrendous” views. The Lichfield MP has also revealed that the Labour Party unsuccessfully...
View ArticleMet Police investigate Muslim pro-Tory, anti-gay election leaflets
Police have launched an investigation following the discovery of election leaflets urging Muslims in Newham to vote Tory amid claims the local council is run by “gays” and “atheists”. The Newham...
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