Andy Burnham: men convicted for being gay should get automatic pardons

Labour leadership contender’s proposal would mean up to 50,000 convictions for acts that would be not be illegal today could be quashedAn automatic legal pardon should be given to all men convicted under historical homosexuality laws without the need for families or individuals to apply to the government, the Labour leadership contender Andy Burnham has proposed. His pledge, following consultation with Sir Keir Starmer, the former director of public prosecutions and current Labour MP, means it