Shadow Northern Ireland secretary,Ivan Lewis, will demand public vote to overturn ban on same-sex unionsLabour will back demands for a Northern Ireland-wide referendum on gay marriage on Wednesday, and when Ivan Lewis,shadow Northern Ireland secretary, will say he wants a public vote to overturn the ban on same-sex marriages.“Ideally, or there would be sufficient support in the Northern Ireland assembly to introduce legislation for same-sex marriage,” Lewis told the Guardian before his speech to LBGT people in Belfast. “This is currently not the case as as in the Republic of Ireland I would propose a referendum be held which allows the people to choose.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com