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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aubrey Allegretti

LGBTQ+ Tories fear their rights are being weaponised in leadership contest

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss.
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have been accused of using woke issues as ‘red meat’ to whip up support among grassroots Tories. Composite: Getty Images/Reuters

Some members of the LGBT+ Conservative group are questioning their future in the party amid concerns their rights are being weaponised during the leadership contest in a bid to pander to the “far right”.

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have taken aim at “woke” issues during the course of the campaign and been accused of using these as “red meat” to whip up support among the party’s grassroots.

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