Articles about Ben Bradshaw

28 November 2012
Labour MP Ben Bradshaw: ‘Urine is pouring into my office’ 11 Labour MP Ben Bradshaw, the first MP elected as an openly gay man and former Culture Secretary has amused Twitter by revealing that his House of Commons office is covered in urine.
2 November 2012
Scottish Tory leader booed at Stonewall Awards 84 The leader of the Scottish Conservatives Ruth Davidson found herself being booed off the stage at last night’s Stonewall Awards in central London.
19 September 2012
Australian politician, who linked bestiality with equal marriage, to attend UK Conservative event 23 Australian Senator Cory Bernardi, who was sacked as an aide to the country's opposition leader after linking equal marriage to bestiality, is due to attend a conference of young Conservatives in Oxford this weekend.
11 April 2012
Ben Bradshaw defends marriage priority comments 124 Gay Labour MP Ben Bradshaw has said his comments on marriage equality, which he said was not a priority for the gay community while a debate over government proposals continues, have been taken 'out of context rather grotesquely' and 'quoted selectively'.
10 April 2012
Gay MP Stuart Andrew: ‘Ben Bradshaw is the one playing politics’ 110 Conservative MP Stuart Andrew has fired back at Ben Bradshaw's comments that the government's marriage equality plans are 'pure politics', drawing attention the Conservative's equalities manifesto which first mentioned the move before the election.
8 April 2012
Sunday Times disagrees with sister paper The Times over allowing gay couples to marry 46 The Times made waves last month with a series of editorials backing the Government's plans for the introduction of civil marriage equality.
6 April 2012
Gay former cabinet minister Ben Bradshaw mocks Government’s plans for marriage equality 387 Mr Bradshaw made the bizarre comment at a crucial moment in the battle for marriage equality, after a petition launched by the homophobic Coalition for Marriage group which insists that the institution should remain traditional - i.e.
21 March 2012
Liberal Democrat president speaks out on religious charity’s internship scheme 54 Liberal Democrats president Tim Farron spoke out in defence of the internship scheme funded by religious charity CARE this week, saying it provides valuable access to Parliament for young people, but his office will look into indications gay MPs have not been allowed to participate.
9 November 2010
Video: Politicians join Stonewall ‘It Gets Better Today’ campaign 14 Politicians from all of the main parties have added their support to a Stonewall campaign to support gay teenagers.
8 October 2010
Ben Bradshaw and Chris Bryant lose out on Shadow Cabinet places – but Angela Eagle succeeds 25 The results of the shadow cabinet elections were published last night, revealing that three of the Labour's best-known out gay MPs did not make the final cut.
17 February 2010
Gay Tory Nick Herbert says party has made ‘rapid conversion’ on gay equality 113 Nick Herbert, the shadow environment secretary, has said the Conservative party has seen a "definite change" in its attitudes to gay people.
11 February 2010
Praise for Alexander McQueen’s ‘extraordinary talent’ 3 Figures in fashion and politics have paid tribute to the talent, creativity and genius of British fashion designer Alexander McQueen.
21 December 2009
Culture secretary Ben Bradshaw criticised for Sri Lankan Christmas holiday 33 The Independent on Sunday reports that human rights campaigners have questioned whether openly gay culture secretary Ben Bradshaw should have decided to hold his Christmas holiday on the island of Sri Lanka.

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