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Nick Herbert

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Name: Nick Herbert

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 20 mins ago - 1 reports

Yvette Cooper

Gay Marriage Bill Easily Passes Commons

MPs were encouraged to be "proud" after the government's gay marriage bill easily cleared the House of Commons.However, David Cameron once again failed to convince the majority of his own backbenchers to back the legislation.The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) ... [Published Huffington Post UK - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Gay, Yvette Cooper, David Cameron, The Labour Party (United Kingdom), The Conservative Party (United Kingdom)

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 6 hours ago - 10 reports

VIDEO: Gay marriage debate highlights

The government pushed through its Same Sex Marriage Bill - with the support of Labour but with the bitter opposition of many from its own side on Monday evening.Dozens of Conservative MPs, led by former minister Tim Loughton, failed in an attempt to add ... [Published BBC - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Gay, Tim Loughton, Shaun Woodward, Nick Herbert, Gerald Howarth

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 reports

The Labour Party (United Kingdom)

House of Commons

Efforts to offer teachers and registrars legal protection if they do not want to teach about or conduct same-sex marriages have been blocked by MPs.A series of new clauses to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill were put forward at report stage on 20 ... [Published BBC - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Same-Sex Marriage, Chris Bryant, The Labour Party (United Kingdom), Hugh Robertson

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Development threats heard at packed meeting in village

Plans for a new village near to Henfield came in for heavy criticism at a packed public meeting on May 10.The Hands Off Henfield group arranged the meeting to let people know about likely house building in the area, and to explain the importance of having ... [Published West Sussex Today - May 20 2013]

Entities: Nick Herbert, Threat

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Nick Herbert: Govt marriage proposals would not give full equality for same-sex couples

Tory MP Nick Herbert says the Government's marriage proposals would not give full equality for same-sex couples. ... [Published PoliticsHome - May 20 2013]

Entities: Nick Herbert, Homosexuality, Equality

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 3 reports

The Conservative Party (United Kingdom)

Cameron’s U.K. Conservatives Prepare to Defy Him on Gay Marriage

Lawmakers in David Cameron’s U.K. Conservative Party, who last week voted against him over his policy toward the European Union, were today on course to oppose him again, over plans to introduce gay marriage.On May 15, 116 Conservatives made history by ... [Published Bloomberg - May 20 2013]

Entities: The Conservative Party (United Kingdom), David Cameron, Gay

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Nick Herbert: Same-sex marriage bill does no harm

Tory MP Nick Herbert says supporters of same-sex marriage want to reassure Conservative activists that the legislation 'does no harm at all' and protects religious freedom. ... [Published PoliticsHome - May 20 2013]

Entities: Nick Herbert, Same-Sex Marriage, Religion

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 3 reports

David Cameron faces revolt on gay marriage amid ‘loons’ row

(Left to right) Geoffrey Vero, Dillis Miles, Bob Willard and Ed Costello, call on David Cameron to abandon attempts to redefine marriage (Picture: PA)David Cameron is braced for another rebellion by Conservatives this week as the ‘swivel-eyed loons’ insult ... [Published Metro.co.uk - May 19 2013]

Entities: David Cameron, Gay, Roman Catholic, Downing Street

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Nick Herbert: Neighbourhood plans help to protect villages

Housing, planning, inadequate local infrastructure... these are the issues about which constituents write to me the most. This concern was reflected in a public meeting which I addressed in Henfield on Friday, attended by several hundred villagers.I said ... [Published West Sussex County Times - May 18 2013]

Entities: Nick Herbert, Network Rail, Referendum, Nick Boles

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Landfill bad smell prompts meeting

Bad smells from a landfill site near Bognor following an increase in gas after last year's rain have prompted community talks in West Sussex.The Environment Agency and site operator Lidsey Landfill Ltd held a drop-in session and Nick Herbert MP chaired ... [Published BBC - May 17 2013]

Entities: Landfill, Environment Agency, Complaints, Nick Herbert

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Joan’s tea-mendous service to club

PLAYERS of Walberton Cricket Club have marked a special occasion.The event saw Joan Jackson retire after preparing teas for the club for 55 seasons.Around 60 players, members, supporters and residents applauded as she received a glass bowl to commemorate ... [Published Bognor Regis Observer - May 17 2013]

Entities: Joan Jackson, Nick Herbert, Cricket

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

MP urges councillors to vote against large housing plan

MP Nick Herbert has urged councillors to reject the latest proposal for thousands of homes around Aldingbourne.Mr Herbert, the MP for Arundel and South Downs, said Arun District Council members should vote against the latest version of their local plan ... [Published Bognor Regis Observer - May 16 2013]

Entities: Nick Herbert, John Mills, Graham Beck, Draft Plan

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Former Tory police minister Nick Herbert, the leading pro-gay marriage backbencher, said the bill "will do no harm but a very great deal of good by celebrating love and commitment" . He added that his Tory colleagues who opposed the move would be shown to be wrong in time, just as those who opposed the decriminalisation of homosexuality...

Gay Marriage Bill Easily Passes Commons [Published Huffington Post UK - 1 hour ago]

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Gay Marriage Bill Easily Passes Commons [Published Huffington Post UK - 1 hour ago]
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VIDEO: Gay marriage debate highlights [Published BBC - 9 hours ago]
Tory MP Savages Gay Marriage As Attempt To 'Wre... [Published Huffington Post UK - 12 hours ago]
Gay marriage bill intensifies divisions in Britain [Published BDlive - 14 hours ago]
Labour deal saves UK gay marriage bill [Published NEWS.com.au - 20 hours ago]
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Lib Dem MPs encouraged to vote for Labour amend... [Published Pink News - May 20 2013]
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Development threats heard at packed meeting in ... [Published West Sussex Today - May 20 2013]
Nick Herbert calls for all MPs to back Labour s... [Published PoliticsHome - May 20 2013]
Labour Save Bill From Backbench Tory 'Wrecking'... [Published Huffington Post UK - May 20 2013]
LABOUR MARRIAGE MOVE [Published PoliticsHome - May 20 2013]
Nick Herbert: Govt marriage proposals would not... [Published PoliticsHome - May 20 2013]
Cameron’s U.K. Conservatives Prepare to Defy Hi... [Published Bloomberg - May 20 2013]
Gay marriage bill returns to Commons [Published BBC - May 20 2013]
Nick Herbert: Same-sex marriage bill does no harm [Published PoliticsHome - May 20 2013]
Gay marriage plans return to Commons [Published BBC - May 20 2013]
Gay marriage: Grassroots Tories attack Cameron [Published The Scotsman - May 20 2013]
David Cameron faces revolt on gay marriage amid... [Published Metro.co.uk - May 19 2013]
'Gay Marriage Has Made It Impossible For Tories... [Published Huffington Post UK - May 19 2013]
Nick Herbert: Same-sex marriage will do no harm... [Published PoliticsHome - May 19 2013]
Cameron urged to fight for gay marriage [Published PoliticsHome - May 19 2013]
Nick Herbert: Neighbourhood plans help to prote... [Published West Sussex County Times - May 18 2013]
Landfill bad smell prompts meeting [Published BBC - May 17 2013]
Joan’s tea-mendous service to club [Published Bognor Regis Observer - May 17 2013]
MP urges councillors to vote against large hous... [Published Bognor Regis Observer - May 16 2013]
Public meeting to look at Lidsey landfill odour... [Published Environment Agency - May 13 2013]

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With just two weeks to go before the biggest se... [Published politicalbetting.com - Apr 18 2013] Harry Hayfield with his weekly preview Angmering on Arun (Con Defence) Last Local Election (2011): Con 48, Lib Dem 4, Lab 3, Ind 1 (Conservative majority of 40)Last Local Election (2011): Con 1520, 1404, 1324 (Average: 39%) Lib Dem 550 (16%) Lab ...
Truth & Consequences: Five Decisions That Chang... [Published Iain Dale's Diary - Feb 20 2013] Have you ever made a decision that has turned out to completely alter the course of your life? Without it, you know your life would have been completely different. I can’t remember why I was mulling this over today, but it occurred to me that there have ...
Well At Least Chris Chope Avoided Referring to ... [Published Iain Dale's Diary - Feb 06 2013] A majority of 225 is probably the highest the government has ever achieved at the end of a Second Reading debate. And yet it doesn’t feel like that, does it? And it certainly won’t in Number 10 today. I can’t for a moment imagine that the champagne corks ...
Well At Least Chris Chope Avoided Referring to ... [Published Iain Dale's Diary - Feb 05 2013] A majority of 225 is probably the highest the government has ever achieved at the end of a Second Reading debate. And yet it doesn’t feel like that, does it? And it certainly won’t in Number 10 tonight. I can’t for a moment imagine that the champagne ...
You can't keep a bad idea down [Published Blighty - The Economist - Jan 11 2013] IN APRIL 2009 the Labour government dropped plans to build three "Titan" prisons housing 2,500 offenders each. Dominic Grieve, now attorney general but then a member of the Conservative front bench in opposition, asked Jack Straw, the home secretary ...

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VIDEO: 'Substantial' crime falls under coalition [Published BBC News Video - Politics - Jan 24 2013]
VIDEO: Herbert: Gay marriage support growing [Published BBC News Video - Politics - Jan 24 2013]