🚨BREAKING: Major breakthrough for campaigners as Equalities Minister promises to “ban” conversion therapy.
Following resignation of 3 equalities advisors, Liz Truss has said, “we will shortly be bringing forward plans to ban conversion therapy, which is an abhorrent practice.”
Following resignation of 3 equalities advisors, Liz Truss has said, “we will shortly be bringing forward plans to ban conversion therapy, which is an abhorrent practice.”
It follows this explosive resignation on Wednesday by @JayneOzanne, one of the country’s most respected Christian and LGBT+ campaigners, who accused the Govt of creating a “hostile environment”. Two other advisors followed shortly afterwards.
https://twitter.com/paulbranditv/status/1369687243846258688
Huge delight among campaigners that word “ban” has finally been reinstated into government language. But they hold their breath for the detail of the ban, which campaigners say must cover religious settings if it is to have any meaningful effect.
Here’s what the Equalities Minister said earlier.
https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1370410069377048584
Tonight, using less precise language, the Prime Minister said he wants to “stamp out” conversion therapy but said it is “technically complex”.
The Tory MP @aliciakearns has already handed the govt a full plan for how a ban could work. Campaigners hope this will be adopted.
The Tory MP @aliciakearns has already handed the govt a full plan for how a ban could work. Campaigners hope this will be adopted.
The equalities advisor whose resignation sparked this debate has cautiously welcomed the government’s change in approach 👇
https://twitter.com/jayneozanne/status/1370427648531386376
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