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Equal marriage bill passes final [UK] House of Commons stage and will receive Royal Assent
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jul 16, 2013 03:16pm |
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| Author | Joseph Patrick McCormick |
| News Date | Tuesday, July 16, 2013 09:15:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The equal marriage bill for England and Wales has once again been passed in the House of Commons, and will soon will be given Royal Assent to become law.
Conservative MP David Burrowes had tabled an amendment and was today once again accused of trying to delay implementation of the bill. Pro-equal marriage MPs padded out their speeches so that Mr Burrowes could not propose his amendment.
“We are delighted that after five years of editorial campaigning and just three years after we received the support of the three main party leaders, Parliament has finally approved same-sex marriage. |
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