statement on Wednesday, the liberal group confirmed Uspaskich's expulsion "with immediate effect" following a vote."There is no place for homophobia in the Renew Europe family,"’ said Dacian Cioloş, President of Renew Europe."As a political family, we are deeply committed to safeguarding and expanding the rights of LGBT+ people.""Mr.
Uspaskich’s comments are incompatible with the values we hold dear and put himself outside of our family."The Russian-born politician, who is also the leader of the Lithuanian Labour Party, had apologised for his comments in a letter seen by AFP, saying that his words were "perhaps too rude or used not carefully enough" but had been "taken out of context".But he repeated his comments, adding that he was "not.