- He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2013 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to public and political services. He is a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands and Co-Founder of Stonewall.
- Elected to the European Parliament, representing the Labour Party, one of eight MEPs representing the West Midlands region. (June 1999)
- Retired from acting to take up the position of Labour MEP for the West Midlands.
- Founding member of Stonewall, a gay rights campaign organization.
- He registered a civil partnership with Paul Cottingham, his partner of over twenty years, on 11 March 2006.
- Re-elected to the European Parliament. (June 2004)
- London, England: Member of the European Parliament (December 2012)
- In 2014 he was appointed to the House of Lords.
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