Tory MPs condemn delay to ban on LGBTQ+ conversion practices

Letter from cross-party MPs and campaigners says slow progress on legislation is a moral failing'

Senior Conservative MPs have accused the government of a moral failing" for delaying the long-promised ban on conversion practices that they say damage the lives of LGBT+ people.

In a letter to Rishi Sunak, a cross-party group of politicians and campaigners criticised the slow progress in bringing forward new legislation since the pledge was made five years ago.