Last year, the House of Lords voted for the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill by an overwhelming majority, taking commentators – and many peers – by surprise. The scale of support was greater than in the House of Commons. Every grouping in the House (Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, and cross-benches) produced a majority in support…
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Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill
by Lord Norton • • 27 Comments
The House completed a two-day debate on the Second Reading of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill yesterday. Cross-bench peer Lord Dear moved an amendment to reject the Bill. There was a packed House and an exceptionally high turnout. The amendment was defeated by 390 votes to 148. The turnout was even higher than these figures…
