MPS have come together to urge Boris Johnson and the UK government to end conversion therapy, as promised. The practice – which has been discredited by the NHS and the World Psychiatric Association – refers to any attempt at changing a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity and often involves techniques like electroshock therapy or prayer.
Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg called on the government to take action on legislative promises in a new letter. “The government’s programme has been understandably impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “But now that this is closer to being under control, we would urge the government to deliver on its commitments to and demands from select committees on other vitally important legislation which