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27 December 2012
Government refuses to rule out using Parliament Act to force equal marriage past the House of Lords 55 Culture Secretary Maria Miller has refused to rule out using the Parliament Act in order for the government to get its planned equal marriage legislation for England and Wales on the statute book, in the event of parliamentary deadlock.
18 December 2012
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor: Same-sex marriage is an ‘abuse of language’ 74 The former Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, has questioned whether David Cameron can be trusted due to his support for equal marriage.
17 December 2012
Lib Dem MP Gordon Birtwistle: ‘Gay marriage is just not on’ 65 The first Liberal Democrat MP to voice their opposition to the government’s marriage reforms since last week's announcement has gone public.
17 December 2012
Exclusive: Labour MPs threaten to resign over same-sex marriage vote 33 PinkNews.co.uk has learnt that Labour’s decision to grant its backbenchers a free vote on equal marriage caused a major rift in the shadow cabinet with deputy leader Harriet Harman amongst those calling for the vote to be whipped.
13 December 2012
Lib Dem Chief Whip: I’m happy not to whip my MPs on same-sex marriage 18 Lib Dem MP Alistair Carmichael, who is the party’s Chief Whip in the House of Commons, says the decision to offer a free vote on marriage equality for his MPs is based on Labour and the Conservatives doing the same.
11 December 2012
Government: Churches will be able to marry gay couples from next year 80 The government has confirmed that full marriage equality will be introduced for gay couples living in England and Wales.
10 December 2012
Culture secretary prepares to address Commons on same-sex marriage 9 Culture Secretary Maria Miller is responding to an urgent question about the government’s equal marriage proposals in the House of Commons this afternoon.
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.
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.
9 November 2012
Comment: There is a real climate of hysteria 77 In a comment piece for PinkNews.co.uk, Richard Smith says David Cameron’s remarks about the risk of a potential “witch-hunt” developing against gay people in regards to the current abuse scandal have been taken out of context.
16 October 2012
UK: Labour MP Chris Bryant to introduce ten minute equal marriage bill 63 Labour MP Chris Bryant’s decision to introduce a ten minute rule bill on equal marriage in the House of Commons has been described as the “first shot” in the parliamentary battle for marriage equality.
8 October 2012
Comment: It’s vital to lobby MPs over equal marriage 36 In a comment piece for PinkNews.co.uk, Matthew Sephton, chairman of LGBTory says it’s vital that the LGBT community continues to press the case for marriage equality among all parliamentarians.
28 September 2012
Comment: Gay Tories: an oxymoron? 197 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Labour Party supporter Alex Glasner compares his party’s LGBT record with the Conservatives – ahead of next week’s Labour Party Conference.
26 September 2012
UK: Process to appoint new Archbishop of Canterbury gets underway 34 Anglican officials are preparing to make a final decision on who is to be the new Archbishop of Canterbury, ahead of Dr Rowan Williams' retirement from the post in December.
7 September 2012
Comment: What the reshuffle means for LGBT support in the government 17 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Chris Ward sums up the LGBT ramifications of this week’s reshuffle and assesses the recent equality record of the main three parties.
14 May 2012
Stephen Twigg, first openly gay man to be elected as an MP comes @Out4Marriage 4 Stephen Twigg, the first openly gay man to be elected to the UK's House of Commons, has declared his support for marriage equality in the Out4Marriage campaign.
23 March 2012
Catholic Archbishop ‘invites 80 MPs’ for equal marriage talks 76 More than eighty MPs have reportedly been invited to meet the Catholic Archbishop of Southwark to discuss the equal gay marriage proposals being publicly consulted on by the government.
29 February 2012
Humanists blast ‘ridiculous’ MP report on faith and gay equality 18 The British Humanist Association has criticised the MP-led Christians in Parliament report which backs ‘reasonable accommodations’ from equality legislation as being 'not at all grounded in any reality'.
15 November 2011
Lithuanian lesbians send handwritten postcards to every MP 8 The Lithuanian Gay League say the country's female LBT community is poorly represented nationally.

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