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The Lib Dems have asked the Conservative Party to confirm whether or not they are going to form an alliance with a political party who have made homophobic statements.

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Youth and Equality, Lynne Featherstone has written to William Hague, asking him to clarify if the Conservatives are joining forces with the Polish Law and Justice party in the European Parliament.

She included in the letter that senior politicians from the Polish party have made homophobic statements, as well as racist statements about Barack Obama’s election marking ‘the end of white man’s civilisation’.

Tomek Kitlinski and Pawel Leszkowicz wrote in an article for online magazine, The Gully, that the leader of the party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski and his twin brother Lech, who is now President of Poland, both have homophobic views.

Jaroslaw called for homosexuals to be barred from teaching and told the Polish publication Ozon;
“The affirmation of homosexuality will lead to the downfall of civilisation. We can’t agree to it.”

They said Lech banned gay pride parades during his time as Mayor of Warsaw while allowing a ‘Parade of Normality’ to happen instead.

The writers said the twins are both homophobic for different reasons.
They wrote:
“Lech Kaczynski, the President, is married, with one child; at 56, brother Jaroslaw, the Law and Justice party boss, has never married and lives with their mother. The word on the gay street here is that Jaroslaw Kaczynski is a closet case whose homophobia is fueled by fear.”

The party was set up in 2001 by the twins. Lech became mayor of Warsaw in 2002, before being elected president of the country in 2005.

Lynne Featherstone said in her letter:
“By joining with these people the Tories would be to lending credence to their abhorrent views.

“Homophobia and racism have no place in mainstream politics".

She said that the Conservatives need to make it clear as to whether they will team up with the party despite all of these homophobic and racist issues.