Theresa May’s political secretary has been backed by Cabinet ministers after he was accused of “outing” his ex-boyfriend following claims the Leave campaign “cheated” during the EU referendum campaign.
Stephen Parkinson was this weekend accused by whistleblower Shahmir Sanni of helping the Leave campaign get around strict campaign spending laws.
In response Mr Parkinson disclosed that he had been in a relationship with Mr Sanni for 18 months and suggested that he had gone public because of their break up.
Mr Sanni responded by accusing Mr Parkinson of “outing” him and said that his family in Pakistan did not know he was gay and had been put at risk.
Jeremy Hunt, the Health Secretary, defended...