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Tory Candidate Linked to Church Supporting Conversion Therapy

Miriam Cates denies knowledge of controversial practices during her tenure as trustee at Sheffield church.

  • Independent report reveals church endorsed conversion therapy from 2014 to 2019.
  • Cates served as trustee from 2016 to 2018 and claims no awareness of such practices.
  • The church apologized to a man subjected to an 'exorcism' aimed at changing his sexual orientation.
  • The Diocese of Sheffield condemned conversion therapy as unethical and harmful.
  • Cates has opposed legislation banning conversion therapy in Parliament.
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