Let churches hold gay weddings, says Miliband [View all]
Churches and other religious institutions should be free to stage gay weddings, Ed Miliband said today.
11:58AM BST 27 Sep 2012
The Labour leader backed Government plans to legislate for same-sex marriages as a sign that Britain is a "modern country".
However, he went further than ministers in calling for the right to hold same-sex marriages to be extended to faith groups as well.
In a video recorded for the Out4Marriage campaign, he said: "I think, whether you are gay or straight, you should be able to signify your commitment, your love with the term 'marriage', and so the Labour Party provides its wholehearted support for this campaign.
"We will be pushing the Government to get on with the process for legislating for equal marriage, and we'll also be saying to them, where faith groups want to provide that opportunity for gay couples as well as straight couples, they should be able to do so.
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