Yesterday’s same-sex marriage vote passed by a huge margin, 400 votes to 175, a majority of 225. It may be the biggest show of support for an LGBT equality measure in Parliament to date, as previous changes such as equalising…
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Main Commons debate on equal marriage today
The ‘second reading’ of the Government’s same-sex marriage bill will take place in the House of Commons later today. It is expected to pass in the Commons with support and opposition from both sides of the house, despite being a…
Equal marriage bill published today
Today the full text of the Government’s same-sex marriage legislation will be unveiled. The bill will be debated in full in the Commons in just over a week, before passing to the House of Lords. While there appears to be…
Same-sex marriage: Commons battle begins
The legislative process for the introduction of same-sex marriage in England and Wales has just begun. This morning Maria Miller MP introduced the Bill in the House of Commons which will be debated, amended and hopefully become law later this…
European Court: Religious beliefs are no reason to oppose rights of same-sex couples
The European Court of Human Rights ruled today that religious beliefs may not justify opposing the rights of same-sex couples. British laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation were upheld. The Strasbourg court examined four cases brought by…