Manchester to use St Petersburg link to ‘pressure Russia’
Manchester City Council will use its links with St Petersburg to pressure Russia to reconsider a law banning the promotion of "non-traditional values".
Manchester City Council will use its links with St Petersburg to pressure Russia to reconsider a law banning the promotion of “non-traditional values”.
Russia passed the law in June, which makes providing information about homosexuality to children illegal.
Some Manchester businesses had called for the council to consider “untwinning” from the city in response.
Deputy leader Sue Murphy said the city would not be “severing ties”, but a protest letter would be sent.
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