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Government ministers have welcomed reports that the Sun has dropped Page 3 girls - with one branding the controversial feature "old-fashioned sexism".
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Britain's best-selling tabloid has not published pictures of topless glamour models since Friday, and has reportedly decided to quietly drop the feature.
The Conservative Cabinet minister said: "This is a long-overdue decision and marks a small but significant step towards improving media portrayal of women and girls. I very much hope it remains permanent."
It also received the backing of Liberal Democrat women's and equalities minister Jo Swinson - although she criticised the decision to run pictures of two Hollyoaks actresses in their bikinis on today's Page 3 instead.
