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The final vote was 400-175.  A large number of Tories “rebelled” against Prime Minister David Cameron and voted against the bill.  The bill now heads for its third and final reading. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg reacts:  I genuinely believe that we will look back on today as a landmark for equality in Britain. Tonight’s vote shows parliament is very …

It’s happening right now and you can watch live. A vote on this second reading is expected sometime around 2PM New York City time. (Or maybe earlier!) The Guardian is running a live blog. UPDATE: Governmental processes are usually such a dreary drudge to witness, but there is nothing more entertaining than the back-and-forth acidic sniping in the House of …

“I’ve been looking at the Coalition for Equal Marriage’s website, and their list of MPs who intend to vote against allowing gay people to marry on Tuesday. I note with interest the names of several MPs who most people in the Westminster Village know to be closet case gays. And I note also the names of two supposedly straight MPs …

“Marriage has an identity distinct from any other relationship, no matter how much love or commitment may be involved. Marriage is and always has been the union of one man and one woman, for love and mutual support, open to procreation. Marriage has, over the centuries, been the enduring public recognition of this commitment and it has rightly been recognised …

As we’ve seen a thousand times here in America, the guilty dog always barks the loudest. A top Tory politician who claimed marriage could only work ­between “one man and one woman” is today exposed as a cheating husband. Ambitious MP Bob Blackman had an 11-year affair behind devoted wife Nicola’s back, his former mistress reveals. Carol Shaw tells how …

Conservative Party MP Crispin Blunt has announced that he is leaving his wife and coming out. The Reigate MP appealed for privacy and said he was “coming to terms with his homosexuality”. In a statement, his office said: “Crispin Blunt wishes to make it known that he has separated from his wife Victoria. “He decided to come to terms with …

“It is with great regret and reluctance that I am standing down as the Green Party parliamentary candidate for Oxford East. My brain injuries from the Mugabe and Moscow bashings mean that I would not be able to campaign effectively in the general election or do the duties required of an MP, if I was elected. “The brain damage caused …