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
Turing family demand pardons for thousands of gay men
The family of Alan Turing have been to Downing Street to demand pardons for thousands of men prosecuted for being gay.
The Second World War code-breaker from Wilmslow was convicted over his sexuality. He was given a posthumous royal pardon two years ago.
His great-niece Rachel Barnes handed in a petition, with almost 500,000 signatures. She, and her son Tom, told ITV News that the family have had an incredible year and hope awareness surrounding Alan Turing can help thousands of other families.
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