HOW TO SPLIT A PARTY

According to the voting figures, 127 Tory MPs supported the bill, 136 opposed it, and 40 MPs did not vote at all.

Let me just say, I am not religious and I have no issues with gays getting ‘spliced’- Gay people pay taxes, obey the law like the rest of us and I don't see why they can't have complete equality

It’s the word ‘marriage’ that I find problematic and the fact that to make it possible for gays to be ‘married’ the Government would have to redefine the meaning of the word from its current definition.

The Government and the bills supporters say ‘it’s all about equality’ but in their cack-handed attempt to introduce 'equality' they have made it unequal for heterosexual couples! - How on earth can the bill be equal when it proposes that adultery will not be grounds for divorce among same-sex couples?  How can there be equal marriage without equal divorce? Also, as it stands, same sex couples can enter into a civil partnership. If the introduction of this bill is about equality, why was it not included that heterosexual couples could be joined in civil partnerships too? 

I also have a deep sense of resentment in the way that this legislation has been muddled together and pushed through, without a mandate, despite knowing the internal anger it would cause.

If this bill is not radically amended and scrutinised by ‘intelligent legislators’ it will open a complete can of worms! 

If Cameron is banking on the ‘pink vote’ increasing his chances and the fact that Tory dissenters have nowhere else to go, in the 2015 election, I think he’s made a bad mistake. 

Having had my fill of the dismantling of the UK and its traditions, I am now 100% UKIP come 2015! In fact, I'd sooner vote for Labour than Cameron.

For the first election ever I'll be actively hoping that the current front bench of Tories get wiped out.

The only good thing that can possibly come out of this unnecessary farce is if it crystallises a leadership challenge that proves successful. 

This was an ill-conceived bill for which there was no political need coming at a time when every responsible politician, particularly those in Government, should have their attention focused on the faltering economy. 

The sooner Mr Cameron goes the better.