Police fed cancels awards ceremony at Dorchester over Brunei anti-LGBT laws
The Brunei-owned Dorchester hotel has been dropped as a venue for the Police Federation’s bravery awards after widespread condemnation of the country’s introduction of new laws imposing death by stoning to punish gay sex and adultery.
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