CAMERON APOLOGY

The Tory leader spoke at a gay pride event in which he said he was “sorry for Section 28.”

He reportedly added: “We got it wrong. It was an emotional issue. I hope you can forgive us.”

Section 28 became law in 1988 and banned local authorities from using money to show homosexuality in a positive light.

Mr Cameron was understood to have been speaking at an event in London in support of Margot James, Conservative candidate for Stourbridge, West Midlands, who is the party’s only openly gay candidate.

He reportedly said: “It is remarkable to have a Conservative leader standing on a gay pride platform”. Mr Cameron voted in favour of the Civil Partnerships Act.

The gay vote is estimated to be 2.65million people.

Gordon Brown is hosting a gathering of leading gay and lesbian figures in Downing Street on Saturday.