British foreign secretary under fire for urging LGBT fans to ‘respect’ Qatar at World Cup

SNP Westminster deputy leader Kirsten Oswald tweeting: “Foreign secretary seems, in essence, to be advising people travelling to the World Cup in Qatar to show some respect and not be gay. This is abhorrent.”

British foreign secretary James Cleverly has been criticised for his comments on Qatar (Victoria Jones/PA)

British foreign secretary James Cleverly has come under fire for suggesting that LGBT football fans heading to the World Cup in Qatar should be “respectful of the host nation”.

It came after veteran campaigner Peter Tatchell said he was arrested after staging the first LGBT protest in the country to highlight its human rights abuses in the run-up to the sporting event.