A missed trick in the Marriage Bill

Rachel Dalton asks why same-sex couples will be denied equal pension rights

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The government has promised that the Marriage Bill will give gay couples who wish to marry full equality with straight married couples where civil partnerships failed.

In most areas, civil marriage and same sex marriage will be equal. However, once again, the pension rights of civil partners and future same-sex spouses have been ignored. Schemes are currently ...

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