Qatar has taken "real steps" to ensure the safety of gay fans attending the World Cup, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has said.
The build-up to the tournament has seen concerns raised over LGBT as well as broader human rights in Qatar.Mr Cleverly has just returned from Qatar, where he met with British police and consular officials as well as ministers from the Qatari government.Asked whether Qatar was safe for gay fans, he said gay rights was an issue he had "brought up over a number of years" while working with the hosts in preparation for the event.
"The Qataris know how seriously we take this issue and they have taken real steps to ensure that gay football fans are safe and do feel secure and can enjoy the football."Mr Cleverly was asked whether he thought fans should be allowed to wear rainbow hats in support of LGBT rights while attending games.
Mr Cleverly said that the "rules for what goes on in the stadia" were a matter for Fifa and the football authorities.ahead of the tournament, he called on fans to "please... be respectful of the host nation" and show "a little bit of flex and compromise".
Oh yeah, OK, I believe you.. 🤣
I have forbidden my husband to see anything from Qatar.. he forbidden me to see trash like Bachelor and House wife.. fair.. it’s a question of morality.. and how you want the would to look like..
Extra padding for their sore bums
YEs, please come stay in this hotel. 'The iron bars on the windows?' Oh they are fine, just there for astatic purposes. I think people are missing the point, they should not need to be protected.
Ah, that’s nice then. Well done them…
So qataris are so homophobic that gay fans needs to be protected? Speaks volumes about the development stage of Qatar as a country
Yes they've discouraged them from coming.
By banning gay fans?
Total carp
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What a load of bollocks. Is this wretch capable of telling the truth?
Sit down you professional liar
Money,money,money pulling his strings
Yes they haven't beaten any on camera yet. But you can bet once the last ball is kicked in the tournament any gay person still there in Qatar will be open season.
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Yeah, taking rainbow hats off fans is a major step forward for the Qataris! 🙄
Be safe by not being able to represent in the first place, no condemnation of forced remove of pride symbols? Arz lickin BS
How much are they paying him🤔🤡
James the money is in a locker at Waterloo Station, 1574...
Rarely has a surname been so lacking in its appropriateness.
Do these MPs even know what they're talking about?
But we all know he couldn't tell the truth if it smacked him in the face, one lie after another. How much did he get paid for saying that.
It’s all about the money!
Why doesn’t conservative JamesCleverly stop mealy mouthing and speak up in public out there? Qatar WorldCup OneLove Like German Minister wearing a OneLove armband, sitting next to Infantino at the match
BBCPolitics And you can take that to the bank.
Cleverly - notorious for lying.
Can the Americans put one of those fact check tags on this
Cleverly will literally say anything!
I’ll take what he says with a pinch of salt. How about a gay MP with accreditation going there and letting them see for themselves? A non gay person saying that Qatar have done anything is not based on any real life evidence.
Every Nation! Every Culture Has It’s Strong Values! Strong Convictions!
Just read the article and I still don't know what these 'real steps' are! ToryLies ToriesUnfitToGovern GeneralElectionNow
Just saying
Cleverly is such a slimy individual.
A Tory lies...
Well if James cleverly says so, I believe him. I trust none as much as a corrupt Tory, and he definitely seems one of the smarter ones. Definitely does a thorough job wherever he goes 👍
Should not be necessary.
Islamophobes will always find something to cry about regardless of the content of any story of Muslims.
Why why why do we have to!! This place is a warzone for its own people. Please all fly back
I won't let people wear shoes in my house
More tory gaslighting
Yeah and he's totally trustworthy!
Client journalism
In a way, the authorities are protecting the foreigners by preventing them from wearing LGBTQ symbols. Qatar, being an Islamic country, it's citizens are mostly Muslims, so their reaction would be different if they see such symbols, too
From the Mouth of the Pathetic Fascist Clown UK Tory Government! LOL Can it get any lower? How much is QATAR giving to the Fascist Tory UK Government?
The mind boggles at how much he's getting paid
Gay people seemed to like football a lot more once it gave them the chance to play the victim
Another story that is not about football. Can we stop prodding Qatar 20 % of our gas comes from there.
So he states!! Howuch is true?
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Just imagine if Qatar threatened the lives millionaire ConHome Ministers…..
Ahh. The famous truth teller; James Cleverly.
What 🙄
Shut up no they haven’t. A Tory lying again. Tw*t
Yes, the steps lead to a 4 storey building rooftop. Don't try and gay wash what is a despicable regime of bigotry and misogyny.
are the steps backwards?
Out of touch.
What steps are these then JamesCleverly - you’re lying as usual
I’ve never been to Qatar so I don’t know the answer to this, but does Qatar have religious temples for other religions of the world?
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Those Tories do make me laugh...
Obviously happy to take some brown envelopes where possible
Any analysis or in depth reporting on the radicalised extremist and white terrorist who was the suicide bomber in Dover ? Here’s a start for you …..
So much so that they are confiscating rainbow hats...
Utter bollocks!
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Just put them in a fenced of area. It's that simple.
I wonder how much he paid for his ticket and flight!
They've stopped short of executions.
Why make an issue about it
But if you're a black Ethiopian servant you may just have your passport confiscated and become a slave
What, as in, just leave them alone and let them live normal lives?
Rubbish
Tory goes with the money really isn’t a story. It’s what they do and who they are.
Didn’t he advise them to be less gay?
Qatar didn't invite gay to come. So gay have take self protection.
This is the level ministers have to lower themselves to after 12 years of mismanagement which forces you to your knees with a begging bowl pleading for trade deals 🙄
Backwards
I'm sure if you asked him for details he would be able to provide them.
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Oh, it's that tool is it. Piss off James