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  • PM's message on World Pride

    "I hope you all have a happy Pride and remember all those who have, and those who are still fighting for, greater rights and protection for the LGBT community."

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • PM’s message of support for London Pride

    Prime Minister David Cameron has written a message of support for London Pride which takes place on Saturday 2 July 2011.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Marriage Allowance promoted on Valentine's Day

    HMRC is encouraging married couples and people living in a civil partnership to sign up to the tax free break, which is worth up to £238 this year.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Your views needed on civil partnerships

    Views needed on how plans to lift a ban on civil partnerships taking place in religious settings will work in practice.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Vicars taught how to spot sham marriages

    Around a dozen Church of England vicars were trained in how to spot fraudulent weddings by officers from the UK Border Agency today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister unveils plans to pardon thousands under ‘Turing’s Law’

    Thousands of gay and bisexual men convicted of now abolished sexual offences will be posthumously pardoned, Justice Minister Sam Gyimah announced.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Arrests made in suspected sham marriage

    A bride and groom have been arrested just moments before a wedding ceremony at Sheffield Town Hall as part of a UK Border Agency operation targeting sham marriages.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Eight arrested in sham marriage operation in Gretna

    Eight men from Pakistan and India were arrested last week during an operation by Home Office Immigration Officers

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Marriage Transferable Tax Allowance announced by government

    Government to recognise marriage and civil partnership through the income tax system.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Vicar found guilty of sham marriage scam

    Three men – one of whom is a vicar - have today been found guilty of being behind a massive scam to organise hundreds of sham marriages in East Sussex.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New video shows the devastating impact of forced marriage

    The Forced Marriage Unit has released a new film to demonstrate the devastating impact of forced marriage on victims and their families.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Minister condemns persecution of LGBT community in Chechnya

    Baroness Anelay calls on Russia to investigate mass detention of gay men in Chechnya and ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Inspection report on new sham marriage provisions is published

    The Independent Chief inspector of Borders and Immigration has published an inspection report on the implementation of the 2014 ‘hostile environment’ provisions for tackling sham marriage.

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  • Press briefing: afternoon 4 June 2013

    The Prime Minister's Spokesperson answered questions on Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), James Caan, lobbyists, same sex marriage and Syria.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Civil partnerships (religious premises): consultation response - WMS

    This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons on 2 November 2011 by Lynne Featherstone, and in the House of Lords by Baroness…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Fourteen arrests in sham marriage crackdown

    Addresses across the North East have been targeted by officers in a month-long crackdown on sham marriages.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Flying the flag for equality

    The UK armed forces have come second in the first league table of the most gay-friendly militaries in the world.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Greening: End child marriage in a generation

    Britain will lead international efforts to end child marriage within a generation,

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Migrants marrying UK citizens must now learn English

    Compulsory English language tests will be introduced for migrants applying to come to UK to join partner or marry, the government announced.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • AR v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (BB): [2020] UKUT 165 (AAC)

    Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Mrs Justice Farbey (CP), Judge Ward and Judge Church on 26 May 2020.

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