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Justice Minister promises pardons for people with historic convictions

Besi Besemar February 28, 2015

Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes today promised legislation before the May General Election to pardon those with historic convictions for being homosexual. Mr Hughes made the promise this afternoon during a political hustings event at National Student Pride at the University of Westminster in Marylebone. He said if there is not enough parliamentary time to change the law, it will be part of the Liberal Democrat election manifesto.

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Cashman appointed as Labour’s LGBT rights envoy

Besi Besemar September 24, 2014

During his speech to the Labour Party conference (September 23), the Labour Leader, Ed Miliband MP, announced that the former soap star and Labour MEP Lord Cashman would serve as the Labour party’s LGBT rights envoy. Mr Miliband said that, at a time when spectacular progress had been made regarding LGBT issues in the UK, LGBT […]

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