demo outside Parliament<\/a><\/p>\nBack on the red benches and 42 Tory Peers joined their “enlightened” colleagues from the DUP and UUP in trying to restore the “freedom” of NI businesses to discriminate against homosexuals.<\/p>\n
Nice to know Cameron’s “cuddly” Tories are in fact still at one with the Tebbit tendency.<\/p>\n
In fact Norman himself spoke and joined 41 other Tories in voting against the Regulations. Those Tories in full were:<\/p>\n
Lord Astor of Hever
\nThe Earl of Caithness
\nBaroness Carnegy of Lour
\nLord de Mauley
\nLord Dixon-Smith
\nThe Earl of Dundee
\nLord Eden of Winton
\nLord Elton
\nEarl Ferrers
\nLord Fraser of Carmyllie
\nLord Hamilton of Epsom
\nLord Henley
\nLord Kalms
\nLord Kimball
\nBaroness Knight of Collingtree
\nThe Earl of Lindsay
\nLord Luke
\nLord Lyell
\nLord Macfarlane of Bearsden
\nLord Mackay of Clashfern
\nLord Marlesford
\nLord Mawhinney
\nLord McColl of Dulwich
\nThe Duke of Montrose
\nBaroness O’Cathain
\nThe Earl of Onslow
\nLord Patten
\nLord Pearson of Rannoch
\nLord Pilkington of Oxenford
\nBaroness Seccombe
\nLord Selsdon
\nLord Shaw of Northstead
\nLord Steinberg
\nLord Stewartby
\nLord Swinfen
\nLord Taylor of Holbeach
\nLord Taylor of Warwick
\nLord Tebbit
\nLord Trefgarne
\nViscount Trenchard
\nLord Vinson
\nBaroness Wilcox<\/p>\n
Only 10 Tory Peers voted to keep the Regulations, joining 51 Lib Dems, 114 Labour Peers and a Bishop. 4 Bishops voted against the Regulations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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