Articles about Philip Hammond

17 May 2013
Comment: Dear Philip Hammond, equal marriage might upset people, but it is worth it for equality 8 Hannah Buchanan questions Philip Hammond's assertion that he is not anti-gay, despite saying there is "no huge demand" for equal marriage, and that it made people angry.
17 May 2013
Downing Street rejects same-sex marriage criticism from Philip Hammond 19 A spokesman for David Cameron has rejected claims made by Defence Secretary Philip Hammond that too much parliamentary time is being spent on equal marriage.
17 May 2013
Philip Hammond: ‘No great demand for gay marriage and it’s upsetting vast numbers of people’ 62 Defence Secretary Philip Hammond says Downing Street should not focus its efforts on equal marriage.
27 February 2013
Tory MOD minister Mark Francois says he’s committed to equality in the armed forces — despite voting against same-sex marriage 8 Conservative Defence Minister Mark Francois says the government is committed to LGBT equality in the armed forces after it was pointed out only 1 MOD minister voted in favour of the same-sex marriage bill.
31 January 2013
Philip Hammond admits to raising sibling relationships in same-sex marriage discussion 23 Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has admitted to raising siblings relationships in last week's discussion about equal marriage with students at a university.
28 January 2013
Exclusive: Defence Secretary Philip Hammond links incest with same-sex marriage 122 Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has told students in Surrey that allowing gay couples to marry would be like sanctioning incest.
23 January 2013
Exclusive: Philip Hammond: Government’s marriage reforms don’t protect faith groups 54 The defence secretary says he has “concerns" about the government’s proposed equal marriage bill - and faces an equal marriage protest at the University of London this Friday.
10 January 2013
Liam Fox: Gays should be treated with respect – but banned from marrying 50 Former defence secretary Liam Fox says as a medical doctor same-sex relationships are a variant of the spectrum of human sexual behavior, although this does not mean he approves of the government’s equal marriage plans.
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.
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.
13 May 2012
Tory ministers Philip Hammond and Tim Loughton come out against equal marriage for gay couples 88 Two senior Conservative ministers have come out against prime minister David Cameron's plans to introduce equal marriage for same sex and opposite sex couples.

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