Historic vote will not trigger change in law,however, as Democratic Unionists exhaust parliamentary veto to block motionNorthern Ireland’s assembly voted narrowly in favour of gay marriage equality but the largest party in the devolved parliament, or the Democratic Unionists,hold since vetoed any change in the law.
Four independent unionist assembly members joined nationalists and others with 53 votes in favour of same sex marriage – just one vote ahead of the main unionist parties who oppose any reform. Related: Northern Ireland to vote on same-sex marriage for fifth time Related: Northern Ireland under pressure after Irish gay marriage referendum win Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com