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UK: Equality and Human Rights Commission says same-sex marriage bill poses no...

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has dismissed claims that the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill poses a threat to religious freedom. In evidence handed to a committee of MPs that are...

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Brendan O’Neill: Equal marriage is an elitist campaign with no roots in the...

Appearing before the Public Bill Committee of the House of Commons, which continued its scrutinisation of the government’s same-sex marriage bill on Thursday, journalist Brendan O’Neill argued against...

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Registrars should not have to marry gay couples says Tory MP David Burrowes

Conservative MP David Burrowes has tabled an amendment to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, urging for registrars to be allowed to opt out of performing marriages for gay couples. The north London...

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UK: Backbench Tories call for same-sex marriage referendum

It’s emerged that earlier this month Conservative MPs Tim Loughton and David Burrowes called for a same-sex marriage referendum to be held on the same day as the 2015 general election. Both MPs are...

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