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David Laws stood down as Treasury Secretary over expenses claims to pay rent to his gay partner. He says it forced him to come out but how difficult is it to tell your parents?

Nicky Campbell asks, how do you tell your parents that you're gay?

David Laws quit over the weekend as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, after he was outed by the papers - making his time in the Cabinet one of the shortest on record.

He hadn't told his closest friends and family that he was gay - so just how difficult is to come out to your parents?

Featuring political blogger Iain Dale, who came out and stood as a Conservative candidate in North Norfolk.

1 hour

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Mon 31 May 2010 09:00

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  • Mon 31 May 2010 09:00