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Next step for gay marriage bill
Political Editor Gary Gibbon explores the future of the gay marriage bill.
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The Government’s gay marriage proposals do not go far enough, according to a poll of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
Political Editor Gary Gibbon explores the future of the gay marriage bill.
The head of Ukip’s youth wing is dropped from the party in a spat played out on Twitter after being reprimanded for supporting gay marriage.
After the Archbishop of Westminster calls the government’s gay marriage plans a “shambles”, a high court judge says the proposals are the “wrong policy” and affect a minority of the population.
Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols describes the government’s plan for gay marriage as undemocratic and a “shambles”.
The government sets out its plans to legislate for same-sex marriage, but not in the Church of England. One gay MP tells Channel 4 News it is is “one step forward, two steps back”.
Ahead of the government’s plans for same-sex marriage, Culture Secretary Maria Miller was forced to the Commons to respond to Tories who say church weddings for gay couples will alienate grass roots.
The former prime minister throws his support behind same-sex marriage in religious settings, joining high-profile Tories Boris Johnson and Michael Gove who also back the move.
Boris Johnson and Michael Gove launch a new group campaigning for gay marriage, threatening a split from party traditionalists in opposition to the proposals.
It is already being described as the biggest civil rights case for a generation. Felicity Spector writes on how the Supreme Court of the United States is wading into the gay marriage issue.
David Cameron says he supports gay weddings in churches, synagogues and other places of worship in a move which could cause deep division in the Tories.
Is gay marriage a constitutional right – and should same sex partners get the same benefits as heterosexual couples? America’s highest court is poised to wade into the debate.
Michael Crick on the highlights of today at the Liberal Democrat party conference – from mugs, to Jon Cruddas’s about-turn, to Nick Clegg’s wedding anniversary.
Marriage in English law is still a fundamentally heterosexual activity: “The union of one man, with one woman, voluntarily entered into for life.” The Church of England happens to think it should stay that way.
The Church of England says it could be forced to stop conducting weddings on behalf of the state if same-sex marriage is legalised.