Clegg backs gay marriage rights
Nick Clegg has said that churches that wish to conduct marriage services for gay couples should be allowed to do so.
The Deputy Prime Minister told the Evening Standard: “This is a personal view at the moment, but I think that in exactly the same way that we shouldn’t force any church to conduct gay marriage, we shouldn’t stop any church that wants to conduct gay marriage,”
He did however say that no church should be forced to conduct same-sex ceremonies, saying the principle was uncontroversial.
"I have a very strong sensation that once the dust settles everyone will look back and think, ‘what on earth was the controversy about? It just seems a perfectly natural thing to do."