Archive: Marriage

Govt won't neglect marriage, IDS promises

Iain Duncan Smith will try to shift the debate away from gay marriage today as he argues in favour of "married relationships".

Iain Duncan Smith speech in full

Time to halt progress: Cardinal won't budge over gay marriage

Facing down the church: Gay marriage process begins

Nick Clegg 'open society' speech in full

Nick Clegg: 'There are three main political traditions in Britain: socialism; conservatism; and liberalism.'

Read Nick Clegg's speech, "The Open Society and its Enemies", on politics.co.uk.

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Marriage and family values are coalition's next battleground

Coalition's marriage isn't looking entirely healthy at present

Nick Clegg has wasted no time in picking his next fight with David Cameron, laying into the prime minister over his party's "1950s" view of marriage and family values.

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Iain Duncan Smith speech in full

'This culture has left us in a debt crisis, the like of which none of us has ever seen before.'

Read Iain Duncan Smith's speech to the Tory party conference in full on politics.co.uk.

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Comment: Immigration reform must protect vulnerable spouses

Alanna Thomas is a researcher at Migration Watch UK

If the government is to reduce net migration they can start off by preventing immigrants from abusing the marriage system.

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Tory MPs fail in marriage recognition bid

Marriage: Is it bullying to recognise it in the tax system?

A group of Tory MPs have failed in a rebel bid to get marriage recognised in the tax system.

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Family 'not just about marriage' - Cameron

Family life isn't just about marriage, David Cameron says

David Cameron is taking a step back from his pro-marriage stance in a speech this lunchtime.

IDS: Labour's £24bn 'failure on families'

IDS: 'Unapologetic' support for family and marriage

Iain Duncan Smith has claimed the previous government's failure to combat family breakdown has led to huge costs from resulting social problems.

Lesbians go for first gay marriage

Campaigners hope their legal challenge will herald the end for the ban on gay marriage

Campaigners are set to launch their concerted legal bid to push through a change in the law preventing gay marriage.

Supreme court rules pre-nups are binding

The legal status of pre-nuptials became considerably more reliable today, after the supreme court ruled against the former husband of a German heiress.

Marriage 'doesn't help relationships'

Marriage tax allowance is a coalition stumbling block

Conservative plans to introduce a marriage tax break have been challenged by a thinktank report arguing marriage is not decisive in making relationships more stable.

Tories lure 8m with marriage tax break promise

Tories offer marriage tax breaks worth around £150 a year

Conservative plans to introduce a marriage tax break worth up to £150 a year for couples on low and middle incomes are facing criticism from Labour and the Liberal Democrats.

Analysis: For better or worse?

Marriage tax breaks policy would make around 4m couples around £150 a year better off

Marriage tax breaks might seem like a simple no-brainer to Conservative strategists, but the policy could lose them as many votes as it gains.

Think tank calls for divorce 'buffer zone'

Couples struggling with their marriage should be forced to undergo a three month reconciliation process before divorce proceedings, according to a think tank.