I think it's the sleaze and two faced nature of it all (chairing the home affairs select committee) while doing this in secret and presenting a different public face. Personally don't care whether he pays rent boys, does poppers or whatever else .

On a separate note who thinks his wife knew and do you think she will stay with him. Feel sorry for her

When I was a young girl my Mother said to me.. You listen here kid you're CPFC

I'm disappointed that neither Mr Hoof or Matt_Himself have pointed out that the gentlemen to be rented were Eastern European, and taking work from good honest hardworking British prostitutes.

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He should be sacked. Not sacked just by Labour but as an MP. No payout, no pension. You f*** up in public office you should face more severe repercussions.

You cannot represent people while purporting to be something you're not. Never mind the fact that he's been involved in at least 3 illegal, if not criminal, acts. And that's only the ones he's been caught doing.

Optimistic as ever

Well yes, but there is the practical issue of coercion which is why up until recently at least, anyone involved with national security was vetted for homosexuality. The same risks apply to Parliamentarians.

The reason was that they were open to blackmail by foreign powers, which was only an issue because homosexuality was illegal (until the 60s) and listed as a mental illness for sometime after.

The absurdity really, that you were a threat to national security, because there was a law, that allowed others to exploit you, for being attracted to the wrong kind of consenting adult. That realistically was a pretty good sign that society was absurdly out of touch with reality.

The other issue of course was the Cambridge Spy ring, and to a lesser extent the Purfumo affair.

The problem is that MI-5 and 6 still used gay agents through the last century, they just didn't use them internal assets (in fact most intelligence agencies and almost all foreign intelligence agencies have had very liberal employment policies from their inception - MI-5 was the first UK agency to employ women outside of secretarial/Typist roles. The practical need of these agencies, makes almost everyone suitable in some capacity. Diversity is big in the security service.

These days, mental health is a big issue on security vetting (more so than being a member of the communist party, prior drug use or being gay) because some of the big leaks/scandals have involved people who have exhibited mental health problems afterwards.

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Vetting for homosexuality went on long after it was legalised for whatever reason.
There are also other avenues of coercion beyond the shaming or morality. For one thing, his family might not have know of his taste for rent boys. I can't think of a better reason to want to keep something secret that losing your family.