Andrea Williams of Christian Concern has claimed that Education minister Nicky Morgan is playing into the hands of a gay “Trojan Horse” by backing campaigns to stop homophobic bullying.

Nicky Morgan, who was appointed as Education Secretary and Minister for Women, said at Conservative party conference: “In the next few months we’ll do more on this, tackling one of the most pernicious kinds of victimisation – homophobic bullying.

“It is too widespread in Britain’s schools. It’s not acceptable. It’s intolerable, and we will stamp it out.”

The Christian group condemned her for the comments, referencing her appointment of former Stonewall education head Luke Tryll as a special advisor as proof of a gay ‘Trojan Horse’

Andrea Williams of Christian Concern said: “The minister is playing into the hands of the gay lobby whose agenda is to persuade us that there is a special category of so-called ‘homophobic’ bullying which is worse than any other form of bullying in schools.

“All intimidation in schools is wrong and should be tackled.

“Nicky Morgan is part of a government with a very poor record in upholding the freedom of Christians to speak about Jesus Christ in the public space, particularly in the areas of marriage and sexual ethics.

“Highlighting a special category of ‘homophobic’ bullying creates a trojan horse for promoting the normalisation of sexual activity outside marriage between a man and a woman.”