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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Tue May 21, 2013, 02:34 PM May 2013

Gay marriage: Commons passes Cameron's plan

Source: BBC News

The House of Commons has voted to allow gay marriage in England and Wales, despite 161 MPs opposing the government's plans.

Several Tory MPs spoke against the proposals, which have caused tensions in the party, but the Labour and the Lib Dem leaderships backed them.

The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill now goes before the House of Lords.

David Cameron hopes it will become law soon, with the first ceremonies taking place by next summer.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22605011

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Gay marriage: Commons passes Cameron's plan (Original Post) dipsydoodle May 2013 OP
Wait - Cameron was FOR this? Ruby the Liberal May 2013 #1
Cameron on marriage equality: Nye Bevan May 2013 #2
Well, theres a whole side to David Cameron I never knew existed... n/t Ruby the Liberal May 2013 #3

Ruby the Liberal

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1. Wait - Cameron was FOR this?
Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)
Tue May 21, 2013, 07:13 PM
May 2013

I'll bet there were tensions in his party. What drove him to the right side of history?

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Nye Bevan

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2. Cameron on marriage equality:
Reply to Ruby the Liberal (Reply #1)
Tue May 21, 2013, 07:17 PM
May 2013

"I don't support gay marriage despite being a Conservative. I support gay marriage because I'm a Conservative".

I wish more "conservatives" in the US took this kind of approach.

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