Allow Catholics to wed monarch, ministers urged
MINISTERS will today face calls to outlaw the ban on Catholics marrying the monarch and women being passed over for succession to the crown by their younger brothers.
MPs will argue that the 309 year-old Act of Settlement needs to be revised to reflect the 21st century. The Royal Marriages and Succession to the Crown (Prevention of Discrimination) Bill brought by Dr Evan Harris, a Liberal Democrat MP, and backed by senior parliamentarians including Sir Menzies Campbell, will be debated in the Commons.
The Queen's consent had to be granted for the debate to take place. For the law to be changed, the UK government will have to commit to giving the bill more parliamentary time. It will also have to gain permission from the other Commonwealth countries.
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