Government’s plan for gay marriage is set
to become law within months.
Prime
Minister David Cameron and Nick Clegg are considering fast-tracking laws to
allow same-sex marriage from next year and a bill to allow a change in the law
may be put to Parliament within weeks.
At least
118 out of 303 Tory MPs have expressed concerns and condemned the proposal to
redefine the institution of marriage.
However,
with the support of most Labour MPs, the plan should not encounter serious
opposition in Parliament.
David
Cameron believes that the interest of society is to get it done quickly, even though
no detailed timetable has been set yet.
According
to Chris Bryant, the gay Labour MP, the legislation is likely to be long and
complicated. It might have to be held back for the Queen’s Speech in May.
Meanwhile
the polling organization ComRes has
published results from a recent survey that has found 62 per cent of voters and
68 per cent of Tory supporters considering marriage “a life-long exclusive
commitment between a man and a woman”.
Also,
a further 65 per cent believes that the chief aim of legalising gay marriages is more a way to rebrand the Tory Party as “trendy
and modern” than a matter of conviction.
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