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'I am gay', says Tory
Leading Conservative Alan Duncan has become his party's first serving MP to openly declare his homosexuality.
Mr Duncan's "clear and unequivocal" statement that he is gay comes amid apparent feuding between Tory modernisers and traditionalists.
David Davis was axed as party chairman after anonymous claims that he was blocking Iain Duncan Smith's more progressive, inclusive agenda.
And the Tory leader has welcomed and supported Mr Duncan's decision to declare his sexuality, according The Times.
The shadow foreign affairs minister, who has never kept his sexuality from friends and colleagues, told the paper: "Living in disguise as a politician in the modern world simply isn't an option.
"The Tory view has always been, 'We don't mind, but don't say'. Well, that doesn't work any more.
"I think the only realistic way to behave these days, particularly if you are a politician, is to be absolutely honest."
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