UK Marriage Bill
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24 May 2013Tory MP Richard Drax: The equal marriage bill is ‘intolerant legislation’ 40 Conservative MP Richard Drax has complained of the lack of “tolerance” towards “the millions who believe that ‘marriage’ can only be between a man and a woman.” -
24 May 2013Nick Clegg and Francis Maude agree to fly rainbow flag from Cabinet Office for Pride week 7 Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude and Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg both intend to demonstrate the government's commitment to equality by allowing the rainbow flag to fly from the Cabinet Office during Pride week in the capital. -
24 May 2013Lib Dem MP Gordon Birtwistle defends voting against equal marriage 40 Liberal Democrat MP Gordon Birtwistle has defended voting against the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill and has cited opposition from a local mosque. -
24 May 2013Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was ‘repulsed’ by gays and lesbians 48 The DUP MP Ian Paisley Jr was challenged on Question Time about his 2007 interview where he said that he was "repulsed" by gays and lesbians. -
23 May 2013Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks: I’ve not come out strongly against same-sex unions, but we don’t do them 59 Speaking to Sir David Frost, the Chief Rabbi, Lord Jonathan Sacks, has rejected a suggestion that he had “come out strongly” against same-sex unions. -
23 May 2013Peter Tatchell: ‘I may disagree with David Cameron on austerity, but on equal marriage I salute him’ 16 Peter Tatchell has warm praise for Prime Minister David Cameron, for “sticking to his guns” on equal marriage in the face of considerable opposition from his own party -
23 May 2013Cornwall: Tory deputy chair Sarah Newton defends abstaining in equal marriage Commons vote 18 MP Sarah Newton, also a deputy chair of the Conservative Party, is defending herself from claims she broke a promise to her constituents after abstaining in this week’s vote of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill. -
23 May 2013Sir Gerald Howarth: ‘I should have used ‘militant’ rather than ‘aggressive’ to describe homosexuals 66 Responding to a letter from a PinkNews.co.uk reader, Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth says he should have used the word “militant” rather than “aggressive” when describing parts of the “homosexuality community.” -
23 May 2013Lib Dem MP John Pugh criticised for voting against equal marriage bill — Simon Hughes and Tim Fallon abstained 20 Liberal Democrat MP John Pugh has been criticised for voting against the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill – as both Lib Dem deputy leader Simon Hughes, party president Tim Farron and Health Minister Norman Lamb abstained in this week’s vote. -
23 May 2013Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends ‘aggressive homosexual community’ equal marriage slur 66 Former Conservative defence minister Sir Gerald Howarth has defended his comments about the “aggressive homosexual community”. -
23 May 2013Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth ‘dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?’ 10 London Evening Standard columnist Richard Godwin jokes Sir Gerald Howarth’s recent comments about the “aggressive homosexual community” maybe because “he really does dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him.” -
23 May 2013David Cameron called ‘marriage wrecker’ and warned of ‘long battle’ over equal marriage in House of Lords 49 Equal marriage opponents have called David Cameron a "marriage wrecker", over equal marriage, and warned that a bill to legalise it will face a "long, protracted battle", in the House of Lords. -
22 May 2013Scottish Lib Dem leader urges Scotland to follow England’s lead on equal marriage 10 Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie has urged the Scottish Government to press ahead with plans to introduce equal marriage in light of last night’s vote at Westminster. -
22 May 2013Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate 7 As the equal marriage bill for England and Wales passed its third reading in the House of Commons yesterday, supporters rejoiced, opponents complained. -
22 May 2013Tory MP David Burrowes accuses David Lammy of ‘playing the race card’ in equal marriage debate 40 Ahead of last night’s vote on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, former Labour minister David Lammy was accused of “playing the race card” by staunch equal marriage critic David Burrowes. -
22 May 2013Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland: I would rather be called a ‘s**t’ than a homophobe and the equal marriage bill is flawed 24 Liberal Democrat MP Greg Mulholland has released a lengthy statement, defending his record on equality, after he used colourful language at a Labour student in Leeds who accused him of trying to wreck the Marriage (Same Sex Couples Bill). -
22 May 2013Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland brands student a s**t in equal marriage Twitter row 8 Liberal Democrat MP Greg Mulholland has used highly colourful language in a row with a student over his actions during the third reading of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill. -
22 May 2013UKIP leader Nigel Farage: I won’t expel members who call gay sex ‘disgusting’ 47 UKIP leader Nigel Farage says he will not expel UKIP members for voicing "old-fashioned" views about homosexuality, including those who describe it as “disgusting” -
22 May 2013Gay Tory MP Stuart Andrew slams Sir Gerald Howarth over his ‘aggressive homosexuality community’ jibe 18 Stuart Andrew, the gay Conservative MP for Pudsey, has criticised Aldershot MP Sir Gerald Howarth who warned on Monday of an "aggressive homosexuality community". -
22 May 2013David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote 63 Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron has passionately defended his controversial bill to make same-sex marriage legal arguing that it could transform the lives of young LGBT people.
