Tory MP not standing in election 'after saying homosexuality is wrong'

Conservative MP Andrew Turner has announced he will not be standing at the General Election after he was reported to have told a group of A-Level students that homosexuality was "wrong" and "dangerous to society".

Tory MP not standing in election 'after saying homosexuality is wrong'

Conservative MP Andrew Turner has announced he will not be standing at the General Election after he was reported to have told a group of A-Level students that homosexuality was "wrong" and "dangerous to society".

The 63-year-old is said to have made his comments while visiting politics students at the Christ the King College in Newport, Isle of Wight.

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