Gay Tory Nick Herbert says party has made ‘rapid conversion’ on gay equality
Nick Herbert, the shadow environment secretary, has said the Conservative party has seen a “definite change” in its attitudes to gay people. Speaking on the BBC’s Today programme this morning, Mr...
View ArticleNew Tory head in Europe accused of ‘trying to block gay equality’
The new head of the Conservatives in the European Parliament has been accused of trying to block a motion to call for recognition of civil partnerships across Europe. Conservative MEP Martin Callanan,...
View ArticleVideo: Gay MP Nick Herbert accidentally swears in House of Commons
The openly gay justice minister, Nick Herbert, accidentally used the most offensive swear word in the English language in the House of Commons yesterday. It came just hours after two BBC presenters...
View ArticlePolicing minister Nick Herbert ‘rather fed up’ with being told civil...
The Minister of State for Police and Criminal Justice Nick Herbert has said he is ‘forever grateful’ to those who voted for civil partnership legislation but ‘getting rather fed up’ with being told gay...
View ArticleHome Office Minister Nick Herbert: Churches should be allowed to marry gay...
Nick Herbert the Minister for Policing at the Home Office and Ministry of Justice has said that churches that wish to solemnise marriages of gay couples should be allowed to do so. He said the Church...
View ArticleVideo: Policing minister Nick Herbert says difference between civil...
Nick Herbert, the Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice, has become the latest member of the government to join the Out4Marriage campaign to support efforts to legalise gay marriages. Joining the...
View ArticleGay Tory MP Nick Herbert resigns from government
Nick Herbert has resigned from government as the policing minister in the wake of David Cameron’s reshuffle. It’s understood the 49-year-old was not happy with being moved to a different job. In the...
View ArticleExclusive: Nick Clegg dismisses ‘bigot’ row and defends reshuffle changes
Nick Clegg is rejecting claims he was prepared to brand opponents of equal marriage “bigots” at a reception for the LGBT community. In an exclusive interview with PinkNews.co.uk the deputy PM also...
View ArticleNick Herbert: Legalising same-sex marriage is ‘the right thing to do’
The former Police Minister, and current Conservative MP for Arundel and South Downs, Nick Herbert, has written on his support for equal marriage, including religious freedoms, the European Court of...
View ArticleBoris Johnson and 18 senior Tories to push for marriage equality
A number of senior Conservative politicians announced today that they had formed a new campaign group which supports the right of same-sex couples to marry, in an act of defiance against...
View ArticleSir John Major applauds David Cameron’s ‘courageous’ support for religious...
Sir John Major has thrown his support behind same-sex marriages in churches and says David Cameron’s backing of the reform is “genuine”. The former prime minister has released a statement through...
View ArticleHigh Court Judge who criticised same-sex marriage had promised to ‘keep a low...
A high court judge has come under-fire for arguing that the government should not legislate for same-sex marriage as he claims it only benefits 0.1% of the population. PinkNews can reveal that last...
View ArticleMajority of MPs indicate that they will vote for same-sex marriage in England...
A majority of MPs in the House of Commons have indicated that they intend to vote for the introduction of same-sex marriage in England and Wales. The figures, collated by the Coalition for Equal...
View ArticleLondon: Stonewall celebrity dinner raises £394,000
Over 500 guests, including celebrities and politicians, attended Stonewall’s annual Equality Dinner at London’s Dorchester Hotel last night. The event, hosted by writer and performer Stella Duffy,...
View ArticleLib Dem MPs encouraged to vote for Labour amendment to equal marriage bill
Liberal Democrat MPs are being encouraged to vote in favour of a Manuscript Amendment to the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill, which would start an immediate consultation on civil partnerships for...
View ArticleGay Tory MP Nick Herbert: MPs should vote for Labour amendment to equal...
Conservative MP Nick Herbert has circulated an email urging MPs to vote in favour of a Manuscript Amendment to the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill, which would start an immediate consultation on civil...
View ArticleSir Gerald Howarth: The ‘wretched’ equal marriage bill was ‘bulldozed’...
Tory backbencher Sir Gerald Howarth, who famously warned of “aggressive homosexuals”, could not hide his disappointment whilst speaking in the Commons during Tuesday’s same-sex marriage debate. The...
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Nominations for PinkNews Award for Politician of the Year
The inaugural PinkNews Awards are being hosted by the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, this evening, and will be presented to recognise the contributions of politicians, businesses and...
View ArticleNick Herbert: Parliamentary group on global LGBT rights will help tackle...
Tory MP Nick Herbert has said that a new cross-party Parliamentary group on LGBT rights will work with NGOs to help tackle “breaches of LGBT rights” around the world. Members of Parliament and peers...
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UK must do more to support LGBT rights globally, report suggests
The report says more action is needed to tackle serious breaches of LGBT rights globally. The UK government needs to do more to support the rights of LGBT globally, a report released today by the All...
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Our Pink Parliament 2015-2017: A look back at the gayest-ever parliament
The legacy of the UK’s 2015 to 2017 parliament will live with us for generations to come. But the parliament that gave us the EU referendum, which in turn led to the UK pulling out of the EU, was also...
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Labour, Tory, Lib Dem and Green MPs sponsor bill to bring equal marriage to...
Labour, Conservative, Lib Dem and Green MPs are jointly sponsoring a bill to bring equal marriage to Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is currently the only part of the UK that continues to ban...
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Government LGBT+ adviser blasted for blaming ‘LGBT lobby’ for Safe To Be Me...
The British government’s LGBT+ adviser has condemned the “LGBT lobby” for the cancellation of a landmark queer rights conference. In what he described as an “act of self-harm”, LGBT+ special envoy Nick...
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