Ed Miliband predicts ‘big turnout’ for Labour in support of same-sex marriage vote
Labour leader Ed Miliband has predicted that the majority of his party will support equal marriage when it goes to a vote on Tuesday in the House of Commons.
Mr Miliband told The House magazine he expected a “big turnout of Labour MPs in full support” of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.
When asked for predictions on how Conservative MPs would vote, Mr Miliband said: “I’ll let the Tory party speak for itself.”
“We don’t need the equal marriage [vote] to see the nasty party is back,” he added, referring to terms like “strivers and shirkers” used by Conservative MPs during recent debates on welfare.
Mr Miliband said that he would vote for the bill, saying: “I want this to go through. It’s about people who love each other and want the chance to get married and I don’t think they should be denied.”
Mr Miliband first pledged his support for the issue in a column for PinkNews.co.uk.
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