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Former "anti-gay" Equality Minister Ruth Kelly to stand down as MP

www.pinknews.co.uk - 2nd Oct 2008

Tony Blair: The Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly will not seek re-election as an MP, she has told her constituents. The MP for Bolton West caused controversy in 2006 when she was appointed by Tony Blair to the role of Minister for Equality despite consistently avoiding to vote in favour of gay rights. She will leave her role as Transport Secretary in a reshuffle expected later today. A member of controversial Roman Catholic group Opus Dei, Ms Kelly did vote in favour of the Sexual Orientation Regulations that her then department implemented following repeatedly delaying a vote and attempts to provide exemptions to religious institutions. After PinkNews.co.uk first raised her voting record in May 2006, Ms Kelly repeatedly refused to deny that she pers

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