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Alan Turing given Royal pardon

The family of Wilmslow codebreaker Alan Turing are demanding the Government pardons 49,000 other men persecuted like him for their homosexuality. Turing was given a posthumous royal pardon in 2013

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Campaigner 'very happy' about Royal pardon

Campaigner William Jones, who began the petition to give Alan Turing a Royal pardon in 2011, has said he is "very happy" about today's news.

Talking about the Royal pardon, he said:

"This is fantastic for Alan Turing - but this is not the end of the story for the gay, lesbian and bi-sexual people who were convicted in similar cases.

For them, the campaign continues."

– William Jones, campaigner
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