Wes Streeting deluged with homophobic hate mail since becoming defence secretary
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After becoming Defence Secretary, Wes Streeting reported an “unbelievable volume” of homophobic abuse and hate mail, with commentary that people struggled with a gay man leading the army. Political figures such as Abbott and Khan publicly condemned the online attacks.
Coverage then quieted without further reported developments.
Epilogue added 22d ago, after coverage quieted.
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Wes Streeting deluged with homophobic hate mail since becoming defence secretary BBC · 61d ago broke it first
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