Same-sex marriage

An anti-gay marriage group says children with same-sex parents turn out worse than those with a mum and dad. Fact or fiction?

Extending the right to a civil partnership could to straight couples could cost the state up to £4bn, according to countless headlines. FactCheck isn’t convinced.

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.