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A Labour MP has claimed that divisions stoked by the Tory Party's culture wars has left him feeling 'less physically safe as a gay man' compared to 30 years ago.
Chris Bryant, the MP for Rhondda since 2001, claimed minority groups have been targeted and compared Downing Street's tactics to those seen in America under former Republican President Donald Trump.
Speaking on Nick Robinson's Political Thinking podcast, the chair of the Commons standards committee warned that 'gays, Jews and the blacks' were suffering as a result of a 'populist' government getting into power.
He said he had made clear his concern with culture wars, which are ideological arguments over societal issues, with 'people who work in Downing Street'.
Mr Bryant added: 'There's a world where people think it's politically advantageous to stir that pot and that makes me genuinely fearful.
'I'm not accusing the prime minister of being homophobic but I do feel less physically safe as a gay man than I did 30 years ago.'
Chris Bryant, the MP for Rhondda since 2001, claimed minority groups have been targeted and compared Downing Street's tactics to those seen in America under former Republican President Donald Trump
During his BBC interview, Mr Bryant was asked to provide examples of the Tories' culture war policies.
In response, the Labour MP pointed to No 10's position on transgender people,
