@conservative.pulse: First-cousin marriage poses risks to health and women's freedoms. Labour blocked its ban. Prime Minister Keir Starmer refused to support Conservative MP Richard Holden's proposed bill to ban first-cousin marriage, with Labour blocking it at its first Commons stage in March 2025  First cousin marriage remains legal in the UK and predominantly practised by Irish travellers and British Pakistanis, who have rates of 20-40%. Risks of first-cousin marriage, outlined by Holden, include threats to women's freedoms. Women may face pressure within certain community structures to marry, raising concerns about personal autonomy and consent. Additionally, there are significant health risks for children born to first-cousin marriages. This includes almost twice the chance of inheriting serious disorders and a greater risk of birth defects. First cousin marriage should be prohibited for public health reasons and to better protect women's freedoms. @Conservatives #ukpolitics #labour #conservatives #britishpolitics #parliament

JTP :

bee :

Vote reform

yankeepie3 :

To actually discuss this in parliament is making me at 58 have anxiety depression and mental health

stevo7777 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🩵 :

grumpy :

no answer

Lumpy :

Why is this even a debate 😳😳😳😳😳

hackneytim :

Liebour don’t want to upset their voters

Vinroofa :

In other words Starmer hasn’t got a problem with it! Come on reform!

kirtley99 :

Common sense and logic is gone

Pound Pilot :

Royal family is not going to allow this lol

11CC :

..user_4286 :

this cannot be real

Betty 💋 :

This is wild

psbrown77 :

bizarre

themightyferrit71 :

😡😡😡

MYTHIC MTG :

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MC :

Scared of loosing the Muslim vote

bishbashbosh :

how will the English elites breed..of course its blocked

SID.O.SLAYER.🤘 :

😅because they will lose the muslim vote 😂

Bueno :

It’s been done by Starmer for Muslim votes

Simon Kerplunk :

Labour are phenomenally reliant on the Muslim vote