Labour using sexuality as a political pawn, Tory MP claims

Pink Paper  Oct 08 09

The race to win the pink vote ahead of the next general election took an interesting turn this week, when an openly gay Tory member accused Labour of using queer rights as a "political pawn". Full story...

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