Articles about MP Peter Bone

20 September 2012
Former adviser to Nick Clegg criticises ‘bigot’ apology 17 Nick Clegg’s former director of strategy disagrees with the decision of his former boss to apologise for appearing to brand equal marriage opponents as “bigots”.
13 September 2012
Nick Clegg issues apology to church leaders over ‘bigot’ row 80 Nick Clegg has written a formal letter of apology to the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of Westminster over claims he was prepared to call the opponents of equal marriage “bigots” in a speech at an LGBT reception.
12 September 2012
Comment: What exactly is a ‘bigot’? 107 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk Nicolas Chinardet assesses the ‘bigot’ row that has hit Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg in the past 24 hours.
12 September 2012
Conservative MP calls on Nick Clegg to quit over ‘bigot’ row 83 Peter Bone, the Conservative MP for Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, has called on Nick Clegg to apologise or resign over claims he was prepared to describe the opponents of equal marriage as “bigots” in a speech
16 March 2012
Gay Tories challenge MP’s ‘no mandate for equal marriage’ claim 26 Conservative group LGBTory has challenged the assertion by a party MP, who recently branded equal marriage 'completely nuts', that the government has no mandate to allow equal marriage rights for gays.
1 March 2012
MP brands equal marriage rights for gays ‘completely nuts’ 73 The MP for Wellingborough in Northamptonshire has suggested the Church of England reply to the government's consultation on equal marriage on the basis that it is 'completely nuts'.
17 December 2009
BBC ditches ‘Should homosexuals be executed?’ debate title after complaints 42 Following outrage across the web, the BBC has renamed a premoderated debate on its 'Have Your Say' website from "Should homosexuals face execution?" to "Should Uganda debate gay execution?" Politicians from all the main parties have expressed revulsion at the BBC's handling of the debate.

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