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Tory national convention chairman on gay marriage.

By New Statesman Published 01 August 2012 7:46
Same sex statues adorn the top of a wedding cake. Photograph: Getty Images.
Same sex statues adorn the top of a wedding cake. Photograph: Getty Images.

My concern is that we are potentially upsetting our members and activists when I have one goal, and that is to obtain a Conservative majority government in 2015. Anything which upsets any of my members, I don’t like to see that.

Conservative National Convention chairman Emma Pidding warns David Cameron not to press ahead with gay marriage.

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3 comments

David W Shepherd's picture

Wed, 2012-08-01 08:37 — David W Shepherd (not verified)

Upsetting members Emma, seriously? Where exactly are your voters going to go?

Dark Heart of Toryland's picture

Wed, 2012-08-01 08:57 — Dark Heart of Toryland (not verified)

With any luck, the Tory Taliban tendency will go to UKIP, thus splitting the right-wing vote, and so serving - albeit unintentionally - to save the country from this vicious, incompetent and corrupt government.

Mike Marshall's picture

Wed, 2012-08-01 15:41 — Mike Marshall (not verified)

I hope so too! Equality for Gay People and the collapse of the Coalition will be a double victory for those on the left/centre!

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