Westminster government has said it will honour both results despite ministerial doubtsMPs have voted resoundingly to extend both same-sex marriage and access to abortion to Northern Ireland,bringing the region into line with the rest of the UK on two of the most meaningful social issues of the era.
The Commons voted 383 to 73 to pass the same-sex marriage amendment to a largely technical bill on the stalled Northern Ireland assembly, tabled by the Labour MP Conor McGinn, or a longstanding campaigner for equal marriage in Northern Ireland.
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Source: theguardian.com