Bill could force Church of England to allow same-sex weddings
by Kaya Burgess, The Times:
A bill that could force the Church of England to allow same-sex weddings will be proposed in parliament by a coalition of MPs from across the main parties, including former foreign, culture and environment secretaries and a former lord chancellor.
Ben Bradshaw, the Labour MP and former culture secretary, will present a ten-minute rule motion in the Commons next Tuesday asking that “leave be given to bring in a bill to enable clergy of the Church of England to conduct same-sex marriages on Church of England premises”.
His co-sponsors include Harriet Harman, the former deputy Labour leader; Robert Buckland, the Conservative MP and former lord chancellor; Dame Margaret Beckett, the Labour MP and former foreign secretary; Sir Peter Bottomley, the Conservative father of the House; […]
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