Gay Tory MP fights back tears over 'damage' he suffered hidg his sexualy the Army - Mirror Onle

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• GAY TORY MP FIGHTS BACK TEARS OVER 'DAMAGE' HE SUFFERED HIDG HIS SEXUALY THE ARMY
• IRELAND'S FIRST GAY PRIME MISTER LEO VARADKAR FORMALLY ELECTED

GAY TORY MP FIGHTS BACK TEARS OVER 'DAMAGE' HE SUFFERED HIDG HIS SEXUALY THE ARMY

Crisp Blunt spoke movgly about beg gay the armed forc, as MPs discsed the landmark Etherton Report to the historil treatment of gay people the aryVio LoadgVio UnavailableCrisp Blunt fights back tears as he reunts time army as a gay manA Tory MP fought back tears today as he talked about the “damage” he suffered by hidg his sexualy while servg the Army. Former mister Crisp Blunt, 63, repeatedly psed as he spoke a parliamentary bate about a report to the treatment of gay people the armed forc.

Rishi Sunak formally apologised earlier to thoands of troops kicked out of the armed forc for beg gay. While homosexualy was crimalised 1967, anyone who was gay the UK ary before 2000 faced beg booted out or had to hi their secret. The former mister was speakg as Defence Secretary Ben Wallace ma a statement about the treatment of gay people the armed forc.

IRELAND'S FIRST GAY PRIME MISTER LEO VARADKAR FORMALLY ELECTED

The MP for Reigate, Surrey, me out as gay 2010 as he spl om his wife. “As today’s report mak clear, that perd many endured the most horrific sexual abe and vlence, homophobic bullyg and harassment, all while bravely servg this untry, ” Sunak told MP. Promisg the ernment would implement the “vast majory” of Etherton’s remendatns, Wallace said he would fully update the Commons a formal bate about the issue after the about pensatn, Wallace said he hoped to fd “an elegant solutn that match the need and the requirements of those dividuals”, promisg to set this out after Kelly Holm, who served the army and me out as gay last year, was among mpaigners who weled the apology.