Conversion therapy U-turn is “utter betrayal”

Commenting on the leaked report that shows the Government plan to ditch the ban on conversion therapy, Liberal Democrat Equalities Spokesperson Wera Hobhouse MP said: “This is not just yet another u-turn from the Tories, but giving the green light to a form of torture in the UK. This is an utter betrayal of the LGBT+ community.

Wera Hobhouse

“Conversion therapy should have been banned years ago, but the Conservatives are looking the other way on this abusive and dangerous practice, this is a complete injustice. The Government must ban it without dither or delay.”

Conversion therapy has been described by the UN special rapporteur as torture. The Conservative Government has said that it was going to ban it, first in 2018, and then as part of the Queen’s Speech in 2021.

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