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Andrew Turner welcomes the Government's promise not to force faith groups into providing civil partnerships in religious settings, but feels it does not go far enough
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Andrew Turner
Andrew Turner was MP for the Isle of Wight between 2001 and 2017.
First elected in 2001 after coming second in the 1997 election, he gained re-election in the follow three elections, 2005, 2010 and 2015.
Anti-gay comments led to resignation
At the end of April 2017, on the eve of the 2017 General election, he was reported as telling pupils at Christ The King that believed homosexuality was “wrong” and “dangerous to society”. Finding himself at the centre of a media storm, within hours, he stood down as MP.
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