Tag: Northern Ireland

For the third time in two years, the Northern Ireland Assembly has voted down a motion to introduce same-sex marriage there – now the one part of the UK not to have legislated for it. The proposal was defeated by…

Unlike the rest of the UK, Northern Ireland hasn’t passed same-sex marriage into law. Today for the third time the devolved Stormont assembly will debate bringing the law there into line with the rest of the UK. It seems unlikely…

A proposal to introduce same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland has fallen at the first hurdle when put to the vote today. When the Stormont Assembly members voted, the motion was rejected by 53 votes to 42,a wider margin than when…

A proposal to introduce same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland has fallen at the first vote. When put to the vote the motion was rejected by 49 votes to 45, though a blocking measure by the DUP ensured that even if…