Muslim leaders representing tens of thousands worshippers in the UK have banded together against gay marriage.

In what British newspaper The Telegraph calls ‘an unprecedented intervention from the British Muslim community,’ over 500 imams have signed a letter to express ‘serious misgivings’ about Cameron’s gay marriage bill.

British Prime Minister David Cameron has been told by his own party members to scrap the gay marriage bill.

According to According to British newspaper The Telegraph, former defense minister Sir Gerald Howarth urged Cameron to drop the gay marriage bill in order to appease Tory members considered at risk of switching support to leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) Nigel Farage.

Gay chat show host and author Paul O'Grady has likened David Cameron to the 'Sheriff of Nottingham', as he robs from the poor to give to the rich.

The English comic said the British government was bleeding the people dry, attacking the much lambasted 'bedroom tax'.

The tax, aimed at cutting housing benefits for people with one spare bedroom in their property, has already triggered mass demonstrations across the country.

Veteran gay rights activist Peter Tatchell wants supporters to lobby the House of Lords warning they may veto same-sex marriage bill for England and Wales.

The upper house of the UK parliament will likely debate the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Bill next month, although dates have not yet been set.

But while it is possible the Lords may amend the bill’s details, other experts believe the chances of a veto are tiny.

Former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died at the age of 87 after suffering from a stroke today (8 April).

Her spokesman Lord Bell said: ‘It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother Baroness Thatcher died peacefully following a stroke this morning.

‘A further statement will be made later.’

The first and only female prime minister in British history was a divisive figure for LGBT people, who led the government from 1979 to 1990.

Several hundreds of pro and anti marriage equality protestors rallied to London's Trafalgar Square, this afternoon.

The anti-equality protest started today (24 March) at 2pm and was organized by the French La Manif Pour Tous (March For All) campaign group.

Over twenty young children were forced to stand at the base of Nelson’s Column, shouting ‘Uphold Marriage’ as well as anti-gay slurs and holding banners in the freezing cold against gay marriage.

Organizers claimed as many as 2,000 people participated in their protest against gay marriage.

The Euro-sceptic UK Independence Party has blamed Prime Minister David Cameron’s decision to introduce marriage equality on the European Union.

UKIP claimed the EU Parliament was planning to require member states to recognize civil partnerships and marriages from other countries last November.

‘Many people have been asking what prompted the Prime Minister to pick this uncalled-for fight with many people in his own party and the country at large,’ said UKIP leader Nigel Farage.

The leaders from the three main political parties have praised the majority of MPs in the House of Commons approving same-sex marriage yesterday (5 February).

Passing through to the committee stage, the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill was won by a landslide 400 ayes to 175 notes.

However it was not a victory for the Conservative party, as the majority of Tories decided to vote against or abstain from the vote.

The majority of members of parliament in the UK House of Commons have voted for same-sex marriage in England and Wales today (5 February).

Despite a large rebellion from backbench MPs, the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) bill has passed the important vote needed to take it to the committee stage.

400 MPs voted in favor of same-sex marriage, and 175 voted against.

It will still have to pass other hurdles in both the House of Commons and House of Lords before it can finally pass to Queen Elizabeth II to sign the bill into law.

The UK government announced today (2 January) that it will not introduce tax breaks for married couples.

There had been speculation that British Prime Minister, David Cameron, would bring in tax breaks for married couples in order to appease Tory backbenchers who are opposed to gay marriage.

The gay marriage legislation is expected to be introduced before 2015 will allow couples to transfer part of their personal tax allowance to their partner.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron is under pressure to give tax breaks for married couples in order to win the marriage equality vote.

Members of parliament are pressing the cabinet to make an announcement in March to implement the coalition government’s promise to reward married couples and civil partnerships in the tax system.

David Cameron has spent nearly a year attempting to convince Conservative MPs the law needs to be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry in England and Wales.

But one person he has yet to convince is his own mother.

Speaking to The Telegraph, Mary Cameron was asked why her son was pressing ahead with legislation when it was supposedly ‘alienating’ Conservative supporters.