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Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Gay marriage: Archbishop warns of damaging consequences for society Daily Telegraph, 29 May 2012 The illiberal ...

May 29, 2012

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Clegg forces his MPs to back the redefinition of marriage

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg will force his MPs to vote for redefining marriage, whether they like it or not. It ...

May 29, 2012

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Monday, 28 May 2012

Tory’s same-sex marriage fury The Herald, 28 May 2012 Clegg attacks Cameron on gay marriage Independent, ...

May 28, 2012

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MPs have cold shouldered Government plans for gay marriage

Only one in 25 MPs (4 per cent) across all parties believe that legalising same-sex marriage is a main ...

May 28, 2012

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Sunday, 27 May 2012

BBC Andrew Marr Show, 27 May 2012 Ditch plans for same-sex marriage, voters tell MPs Sunday Telegraph, 27 May ...

May 27, 2012

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Saturday, 26 May 2012

Alex Salmond’s Pope visit blocked The Scotsman, 26 May 2012 For the state to recognise a marriage it must be ...

May 26, 2012

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Friday, 25 May 2012

At last! David Cameron is listening to his backbenches: on gay marriage, Lords reform and prisoners’ ...

May 25, 2012

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Pope snubs Salmond over support for gay marriage

Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond, has been banned from meeting the Pope as a result of his plans to ...

May 25, 2012

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Thursday, 24 May 2012

No 10 backs down over David Cameron’s gay marriage plan The Daily Telegraph, 24 May 2012 Gay marriage: ...

May 24, 2012

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Cameron will allow ministers to vote against redefining marriage

The Prime Minister, David Cameron, will allow his ministers to break ranks and vote against plans to change ...

May 24, 2012

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Wednesday, 23 May 2012

I won’t let you derail law to allow gay marriage, Nick Clegg warns Tories Independent, 23 May 2012 Tory ...

May 23, 2012

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Redefining marriage: Nick Clegg, Owen Paterson, and Queen Elizabeth II (conference centre)

Tension between Lib Dem and Tory ministers over whether to redefine marriage heightened in the last 24 hours, ...

May 23, 2012

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