Press Release: LGBT+ Conservatives announce new partnership with ConservativeHome for the first time at Conservative Party Conference Monday, 2 September, 2024 PRESS RELEASE: 02.09.2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE We are delighted to announce that the LGBT+ Conservatives are partnering with ConservativeHome at the 2024 Conservative Party Conference. This is the first time we have partnered with an organisation like this. The partnership will include two events at the 2024 Conservative Party Conference, including a panel event which will be recorded and... LGBT+ Conservatives News
Baroness Jenkin - "Young people just don't understand what the fuss is about" 4th June 2013 Baroness Jenkin of Kennington, a Conservative peer, takes a personal and family viewpoint on the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill. Saying that young people don... Speeches in Parliament
Lord Bates - "Personally, I should like to see the Bill proceed to Committee and Report" 4th June 2013 In his speech to the Lords on the 2nd Reading of the Marriage (same sex coupels) Bill, Conservative Lord Bates expressed some reservations and yet concluded... Speeches in Parliament
Lord Cope - "With our average age, I do not think that we are the better judges" 4th June 2013 In his speech on the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill, Conservative peer Lord Cope of Berkeley stressed the importance of allowing the Bill proceed past 2nd... Speeches in Parliament
We should no longer "bar entry" to marriage for same sex couples - Lord Faulks 4th June 2013 In Lord Faulks' speech in favour of equal marriage, the Barrister and Conservative peer points out that equal marriage will show how we value same sex couples... Speeches in Parliament
Why deny the privilege of marriage? asks Baroness Noakes 4th June 2013 At the start of the 2nd Reading of the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill in the House of Lords, the first speaker was Conservative peer, Baroness Noakes who... Speeches in Parliament
Full Hansard record of Lords Equal Marriage Bill 2nd Reading - 3 June 2013 3rd June 2013 There are a selection of speeches from Conservative peers and one former Bishop on our website, but for those who wish to have chance to read all contributions... Speeches in Parliament
Equal Marriage "would be a net gain" says Lord Courtown 3rd June 2013 Conservative hereditary peer, the Earl of Courtown, while speaking to support the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill, said that he rose to say one things - that... Speeches in Parliament
Do I want to vote against this Bill? Yes. Should I? No. Baroness Berridge 3rd June 2013 In her speech on the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill, Baroness Berridge explains that she has serious misgivings about the legislation. However, as an... Speeches in Parliament
"I voted against civil partnerships because I thought that they were a fraud" - Lord Deben, equal marriage supporter 3rd June 2013 In his speech, Conservative peer, Lord Deben, explains why, when a Member of Parliament (John Gummer), he "voted against civil partnerships because I thought... Speeches in Parliament
To unleash our full potential, we need women more than ever 28th November 2019 On the 100th anniversary of the first female MP taking her seat in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has celebrated the contribution of female... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News
New national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates 27th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates. National News
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's plan to hold two referendums will take up the whole of 2020 and will cost over £150m 26th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to hold two referendums in 2020 will take until September 2020 at the very earliest, and that the cost will... National News
