Articles about George Osborne

23 May 2013
Peter Tatchell: ‘I may disagree with David Cameron on austerity, but on equal marriage I salute him’ 13 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
8 April 2013
Feature: The Budget 2013 and how it will affect you + Following George Osborne’s recent Budget it has been claimed that the amount of tax paid by the masses has been reduced, though this has been met with an air of scepticism by many.
5 February 2013
Letter: William Hague, George Osborne and Theresa May same-sex marriage ‘is the right thing to do’ 6 In a letter to the Daily Telegraph, but in reality a letter to fellow Tory MPs, three of the most senior Conservative ministers have pleaded with their colleagues to back same-sex marriage.
4 February 2013
Feature: How the Cabinet will vote in tomorrow’s same-sex marriage bill 17 Tomorrow's vote on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill will see most of the Conservative Liberal Democrat Coalition cabinet coming out in support of same-sex marriage.
29 January 2013
David Cameron under pressure to grant tax breaks to win same-sex marriage vote 18 Prime minister David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne are reportedly under mounting pressure to give married couples a tax break in order to secure support for their same-sex marriage bill.
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.
19 November 2012
George Osborne ‘foolish’ on same-sex marriage, says Archbishop Nichols 105 George Osborne’s support for equal marriage is “foolish” and resembles a “political football” says the leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, Archbishop Vincent Nichols.
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.
13 November 2012
Anti-gay opponents petition ahead of Corby by-election 34 Coalition for Marriage (C4M), the UK lobby group that opposes marriage rights for gay couples, has delivered 46,000 leaflets in the constituency of Corby, which is due to hold a by-election on Thursday.
13 November 2012
George Osborne: Tories must back same-sex marriage or risking losing like US Republicans 57 Chancellor George Osborne has told the Conservative Party that ditching its support for equal marriage could cause a catastrophic defeat at the 2015 general election.
12 October 2012
Yvette Cooper: ‘Get on with legalising same-sex marriage’ 76 Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary and Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities Yvette Cooper says David Cameron needs to “show a bit of backbone” over the issue of equal marriage.
8 October 2012
UK: Anti-equal marriage rally takes place at Tory conference 111 A rally by the Coalition for Marriage, the campaign group leading the opposition to equal marriage rights for same-sex couples in the UK, has taken place against the backdrop of the Conservative Party Conference.
7 October 2012
George Osborne: I will vote in support of equal marriage 29 Chancellor George Osborne has reiterated his support for the government’s policy on equal marriage as the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham gets underway.
17 September 2012
Anti-equal marriage protesters to hold Tory conference rally 137 A rally by the Coalition for Marriage, the campaign group leading the opposition to equal marriage rights for same-sex couples in the UK, is to take place on Monday 8 October at next month’s Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.
6 May 2012
Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone: Equal marriage will not be in Queen’s Speech 96 The UK equalities minister, Lynne Featherstone, has confirmed through her blog that proposals for equal marriage will not be in this year's Queen's Speech.
1 December 2010
Exclusive: NHS trust stops referrals for transgender treatment 104 An NHS trust has been criticised for temporarily stopping treatment referrals for transgender people.

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