THE TELEGRAPH: A Government minister announced today he had separated from his wife and was ''coming to terms with his homosexuality''.
Crispin Blunt, the Tory MP and prisons minister, said there was nobody else involved and appealed for his family's privacy to be respected.
In a statement, his office said: ''Crispin Blunt wishes to make it known that he has separated from his wife Victoria.
"He decided to come to terms with his homosexuality and explained the position to his family. The consequence is this separation. >>> | Friday, August 27, 2010
THE GUARDIAN: Jails minister Crispin Blunt reveals he is gay and leaves wife: Statement issued by Tory MP's office asks for privacy while he 'comes to terms with his homosexuality' >>> Owen Bowcott | Friday, August 27, 2010
THE INDEPENDENT: Prisons minister leaves wife after revealing he is gay: A government minister who helped to soften the Tory party's policy on crime and punishment was at the centre of a personal crisis last night after announcing he had left his wife to confront his sexuality.
Crispin Blunt, 50, the prisons minister, said he had told his family that he had "decided to come to terms with his homosexuality". A statement from his office said that there was no third party involved and asked the media to respect his family's privacy.
Mr Blunt, a former Army officer who is the Conservative MP for Reigate in Surrey, married his wife, Victoria, in 1990. The couple have one daughter and one son. >>> Robert Verkaik, Home Affairs Editor | Saturday, August 28, 2010
MAIL ONLINE: 'I'm gay and I'm leaving my wife': Tory prisons minister Crispin Blunt stuns MPs as he ends marriage of 20 years >>> Tim Shipman | Saturday, August 28, 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: Crispin Blunt: I'm gay and leaving my wife: Crispin Blunt, the prisons minister, has announced that he has separated from his wife so that he can “come to terms with his homosexuality”. >>> Robert Winnett, Deputy Political Editor | Saturday, August 28, 2010
