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1 June 2010updated 27 Sep 2015 2:18am

The Sun asks: “Should gay people be cabinet ministers?”

From the paper which warned you that a “gay mafia” was running the country.

By George Eaton

David Laws’s resignation prompted many thoughtful pieces on why, in this more tolerant age, a respected politician felt the need to conceal his sexuality. But today’s Sun has no time for such liberal hand-wringing. Instead, the red-top runs a poll asking: “Should gay people be cabinet ministers?

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