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Monday, 4 November, 2002, 23:15 GMT

Tories who defied party orders

Conservative heavyweights Michael Portillo and Ken Clarke were among eight Tory MPs who defied a three-line party whip by voting with the government to allow unmarried couples to adopt. Thirty-five other Tories stayed away from the Commons.

Tories who voted against the three-line whip and with the government to allow unmarried and gay couples to adopt were:

Tories who did not vote were:


Related to this story:
John Bercow's resignation letter (04 Nov 02 | Politics) Profile: John Bercow (04 Nov 02 | Politics) Head-to-head: Gay adoption (16 Oct 02 | UK)


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