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• British House of Commons Amends Same-Sex Marriage Bill

  
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  Today the House of Commons considered several amendments to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill during the Report Stage of the legislation. The bill would legalize marriage for same-sex couples in England and Wales. Amendments intended to weaken the bill were rejected by wide margins, including an amendment ...
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• MPs reject proposal to introduce straight civil partnerships without a full review

  
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  After a day of confusion that threatened to disrupt the passage of the introduction of same-sex marriage, MPs have voted against the introduction of opposite sex civil partnerships. 70 MPs voted in favour of opposite sex civil partnerships, while 375 voted against the amendment. Earlier, 391 MPs to 57 voted in ...
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• MPs vote overwhelmingly to hold a speedy review on the future of civil partnerships

  
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  After a day of confusion that threatened to disrupt the passage of the introduction of same-sex marriage, MPs have voted to hold an immediate review on the future of civil partnerships. 391 MPs voted in favour of Maria Miller’s amendment to 57 against, first revealed on PinkNews , to hold a review of the future of ...
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• Maria Miller: I am happy to accept Labour’s amendment on a speedy civil partnerships review

  
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  Confirming what a senior source in her department had told PinkNews.co.uk earlier , the Minister for Equalities Maria Miller has told the House of Commons that she will accept Labour’s manuscript amendment on civil partnerships. Earlier, a senior Government source told PinkNews.co.uk that the Equalities Minister ...
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• Gay marriage: would legalising straight civil partnerships really cost £4bn?

  
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  Downing Street has said amendment to gay marriage bill could cost £4bn, but Labour and others have questioned figure It was the big number in Mondays front-page stories: Downing Streets warning that the bill to legalise gay marriage could cost an extra £4bn. This, it was claimed, is how much a Tory backbench ...
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• MPs reject legal protection for religious anti-gay equality beliefs

  
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  An amendment to the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Bill proposing to amend  the Equality Act in order to provide legal protections for those who disagree with allowing same-sex couples to marry has been defeated in the House of Commons. MPs voted 339 votes to 148 to reject the amendment. It proposed to amend the ...
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• Tory MP Gerald Howarth: ‘There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage’

  
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  Former Conservative defence minister Sir Gerald Howarth has warned of the dangers of the “aggressive homosexual community”. The Aldershot MP was speaking during the Commons debate on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill on Monday evening. Margot James, the first out lesbian Tory MP to be elected said gay ...
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• The swivel-eyed, the glass-eyed and the cross-eyed | Simon Hoggart

  
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  Leading Tory MPs is far harder than herding a sackful of kittens No sign of David Cameron in the Commons chamber. Perhaps he was lying in a darkened room, or consulting a hermit on top of a Himalayan mountain. His party appears to be disintegrating into endless factions beneath him. Loonies versus sort-of sane. ...
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• Amendment to allow civil registrars to opt-out of same-sex marriages defeated by MPs

  
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  An amendment to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill tabled by Conservative MP David Burrowes, urging for registrars to be allowed to opt out of performing marriages for gay couples, has been defeated in the House of Commons. MPs voted 340 to 150 to reject the amendment. Mr Burrowes’ amendment stated: “Any duty ...
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• Lib Dem MPs encouraged to vote for Labour amendment to equal marriage bill

  
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  Liberal Democrat MPs are being encouraged to vote in favour of a Manuscript Amendment to the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill, which would start an immediate consultation on civil partnerships for straight couples. The Labour party has put forward the Manuscript Amendment, which aims to start an immediate ...
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• Gay Tory MP Nick Herbert: MPs should vote for Labour amendment to equal marriage bill

  
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  Conservative MP Nick Herber has circulated an email urging MPs to vote in favour of a Manuscript Amendment to the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill, which would start an immediate consultation on civil partnerships for straight couples. The Labour party has put forward the Manuscript Amendment, which aims to start an ...
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• USAID and Merck Put Skin in the Health Finance Game

  
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  USAID and Merck have joined other donors and companies in a massive ramp-up of an existing public health financing program built to help countries that need health supplies get more bang for their buck. Read more >>
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• Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd reverses anti-marriage equality stance

  
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  The former Prime Minister of Australia and self-described ‘god-botherer’, Kevin Rudd, has stated that after a “re-think” on same-sex marriage he has decided to support it, reversing his previous staunch opposition. During his time as Prime Minister Mr Rudd opposed same-sex marriage, but said he welcomed ...
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• Civil partnerships and marriage: predicting impact

  
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  Heterosexual civil partnerships are on the cards for the UK, thanks to a tabled amendment to government plans on gay marriage. Is there any evidence as to how many people want them? Read the reality check from Shiv Malik here Get the data More data journalism from the Guardian When your stance on a subject ...
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• Labour Equal marriage amendment gets Tory backing

  
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  From:  HERBERT, Nick Sent:  20 May 2013 16:29 To:  HERBERT, Nick Subject:  Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill – voting today   Dear Colleague Thank you for your support for the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill at Second Reading. You will be aware of the amendments tabled by Tim Loughton and others (new ...
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• Myths and Realities about Equal Marriage – UK Human Rights Blog

  
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  “The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill is back before Parliament today for the ‘Report Stage’. The latest version of the Bill is here, updated explanatory notes here, and the full list of proposed amendments here. Predictably, the amendments are the focus of much controversy.” Full story UK Human Rights ...
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• Exclusive: Government ‘relaxed’ on immediate review on the future of civil partnerships

  
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  A senior Government source has told PinkNews.co.uk that the Equalities Minister Maria Miller is “relaxed” on an immediate review on opposite sex civil partnerships. Labour MPs have been threatening to vote in favour of Conservative MP Tim Loughton’s amendment to the Marriage (Same sex couples) Bill that would ...
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• UK: The simple state of play on the same-sex marriage bill and civil partnerships amendments

  
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  We’re having a hectic day here at PinkNews with multiple options ahead for the Marriage (same-sex couples) Bill. Here’s where we are:- Conservative opponents of same-sex marriage are backing an amendment originally tabled by Tim Loughton among others to introduce opposite sex civil partnerships. They are ...
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• UK: Proposed Amendment Could Delay or Kill Marriage Equality Bill

  
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  Things are heating up in the UK over the marriage equality bill for England and Wales. Pink News is liveblogging the debate. Pink News reports : Three Tory MPs – Tim Loughton, Charlotte Leslie and Rob Wilson – are pushing for civil partnerships to be an option for heterosexual couples in an amendment as ...
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• Downing Street: Equal marriage is the Prime Minister’s ‘paramount concern’

  
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  David Cameron is in full support of equal marriage, and the matter of whether the Government supports equal marriage is not in question, a Downing Street spokesman has confirmed. The source told PinkNews that, despite e arlier reports that the Government would not rule out withdrawing its support for equal marriage , ...
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