Live Blog: MPs debate same-sex marriage

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PinkNews.co.uk will be updating the website throughout the debate for same-sex marriage in the House of Commons

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Maria Miller, the culture secretary and equalities minister, is opening the debate.

She says all marriages are different. But marriage offers the chance for lifelong loving support. The commitment in same-sex couples is the same as in other couples. That should be acknowledged, she says.