AN Oxfordshire MP has made fresh calls for the UK to ban conversion therapy after Canada passed new legislation.

According to NHS England, the controversial practices - sometimes called 'gay cure therapy' or 'reparative therapy' - tries to change someone's gender identity or sexual orientation. 

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On Friday, the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau announced that conversion therapy was officially banned in Canada.

He said in a tweet: "...it is now illegal to promote, advertise, benefit from, or subject someone to this hateful and harmful practice. LGBTQ2 rights are human rights."

Liberal Democrat MP for Oxford West and Abingdon Layla Moran said it was 'fantastic news' and hopes the UK will adopt new legislation soon as well.

The UK Government announced in the queen's speech it will be banning conversion therapy. 

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But Oxfordshire MPs have expressed concern that the government's ruling won't go far enough, saying a loophole will ‘let down’ LGBT people.

Ms Moran previously told us: "These proposals don’t go far enough – the Government is leaving open a loophole that would mean vulnerable people could ‘consent’ to undergoing conversion therapy. That is not a ban.

"The Government are also effectively ignoring conversion therapy in religious settings, which flies in the face of the evidence we have about where this is happening."

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