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26 December 2012
Lynne Featherstone: Religious leaders shouldn’t try and stop others from holding same-sex marriages 32 Lynne Featherstone, now an International Development Minister, but previously the Minister for Equalities argues that religious leaders need to have more faith in their own beliefs and stop trying to force others to live by their anti-equal rights views.
18 December 2012
Anti-gay UKIP candidate calls for compulsory abortion of Down’s syndrome foetuses 46 A UKIP candidate, who described same-sex marriage as an “abhorrence", and called for an NHS review to look at compulsory abortion if a foetus has Down's syndrome or spina bifida, has been suspended.
11 December 2012
Exclusive: Nick Clegg signals a free vote for Lib Dem MPs on same-sex marriage 44 In an exclusive interview with PinkNews.co.uk, the Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has said: “I’m not going to be illiberal in pushing through a liberal measure” when asked if it was still the case that Lib Dem MPs would be forced to vote with the government on equal marriage.
10 December 2012
Welsh Secretary David Jones to vote against same-sex marriage 20 Welsh Secretary David Jones will vote against equal marriage rights for gay couples in England and Wales but is refusing to explain why because of his position within government.
10 December 2012
David Davies MP: How can I be homophobic? I once fought a gay man in a boxing ring 65 Welsh Conservative MP David Davies, who over the weekend suggested most parents would prefer their children “not to be gay”, has dismissed accusations that he is a homophobe by reminding people of his participation in an amateur boxing match against a gay fighter.
10 December 2012
Sir John Major applauds David Cameron’s ‘courageous’ support for religious same-sex marriages 20 Sir John Major has thrown his support behind same-sex marriages in religious settings and says David Cameron’s backing of the reform is “genuine”.
9 December 2012
Boris Johnson and 18 senior Tories to push for marriage equality 56 A number of senior Conservative politicians announced today that they had formed a new campaign group which supports the right of same-sex couples to marry, in an act of defiance against traditionalists within the party.
7 December 2012
David Cameron: I support ‘gay church weddings’ 54 David Cameron has confirmed reports that he is to back same-sex marriages for religious institutions.
3 December 2012
Tory councillor warns David Cameron introducing same-sex marriage will displease God 97 A Conservative councillor in Henley, Oxfordshire, has invoked the prime minister’s Christian faith as a reason why he should abandon plans to introduce equal marriage.
28 November 2012
London MP’s opposition to equal marriage branded ‘absolute disgrace’ by gay councillor 35 Conservative MP David Evennett says he won’t be voting for equal marriage because he is a "strong supporter of traditional marriage".
26 November 2012
Oxford Tory students claim they are being ‘persecuted’ after being called ‘haters of gays’ 83 Tory students at Oxford University claim they are being persecuted and are demanding the same equal rights as gay people, those living with a disability and ethnic minorities.
23 November 2012
I’m a Celebrity’s Limahl blames ‘gay vote’ for eviction 40 1980s pop act Limahl believes he could have stayed in ITV1’s I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! for longer if he had received greater support from his gay fans.
23 November 2012
London Evening Standard calls for PM to move quickly on same-sex marriage 19 The London Evening Standard has published an editorial stating that speeding up implementation of equal marriage would help benefit the government.
22 November 2012
UK: Same-sex marriage vote due ‘within weeks’ says Mail 1 Plans to allow same-sex marriage could be voted on and approved by MPs within weeks, according to the Daily Mail.
21 November 2012
Poll: 34% ‘less likely’ to vote Tory if same-sex marriage is legalised 46 The political arguments on whether equal marriage is a vote winning policy for the Conservative Party shows no sign of dying down, as ComRes releases another poll.
16 November 2012
Manchester: Defeat for gay Tory candidate 21 Matthew Sephton, chairman of LGBTory, has been defeated as the Conservative Party candidate in the Manchester Central by-election.
15 November 2012
MOD chaplains could be “sacked for opposing gay marriage” says Tory MP 57 Sir Gerald Howarth, who left the Ministry of Defence in September, says the government’s equal marriage reforms could make the position of some chaplains who disagree with the change untenable.
15 November 2012
Tory MP criticises George Osborne for going ‘big’ on same-sex marriage 79 Conservative MP Glyn Davies says he is disappointed that the prime minister, deputy prime minister and chancellor are all supporting equal marriage.
14 November 2012
PM ‘wrong’ on same-sex marriage poll says ComRes chief 29 The chief executive of ComRes Andrew Hawkins has accused David Cameron of making misleading statements over polling data regarding equal marriage.
14 November 2012
Telegraph blasts George Osborne for supporting same-sex marriage 61 The Telegraph newspaper has criticised Chancellor George Osborne’s recent intervention on equal marriage and has accused him of playing a “dangerous game” over the issue.

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