Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has again raised the issue of homophobia in football and called for leadership to be shown on the issue as a way of helping to rid these ‘appalling views from our national game.’ A recent report by BBC 5 Live highlighted how 50% of football fans have heard homophobic chanting whilst at the football, with 71% of respondents also stating that football authorities should do more to educate fans on homophobia. Responding to t

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has urged parliamentary bosses to do more to make the UK Parliament more accessible and representative of people from all backgrounds. The Good Parliament Report conducted research on how accessible and representative the UK Parliament was and concluded that the Commons ‘remains disproportionately white, male and elite.’ Only 29% of the MPs at Parliament are female and The Good Parliament urges more work to be undertaken