A British governmental minister has become the first female Member of Parliament to enter into a 'civil partnership' with her lesbian partner since legislation allowing such partnerships was enacted in 2005.
Angela Eagle, a Labour MP, and her partner Maria Exall, took part in the ceremony in London on Saturday.
Under UK law, a civil partnership gives lesbian and gay couples rights akin to those afforded to married couples, particularly in respect of employment, pensions and inheritance.
Monday, September 29, 2008
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