Today cross-party MPs called on the UK Government to legally recognise humanist marriages in a Westminster Hall debate. The debate was led by Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Humanist Group (APPHG) Crispin Blunt MP, and saw Conservative, Labour, and Plaid Cymru colleagues speak in favour. Humanists UK welcomed MPs’ efforts in calling for this crucial reform and praised the high quality of the debate.

The debate was led by Co-Chair of the APPHG Crispin Blunt MP and was backed by 26 cross-party MPs from a diversity of religion or belief backgrounds including from the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, SNP, and Plaid Cymru. It also follows the publication of a joint letter signed by 53 MPs and peers calling on the UK Government to legally recognise humanist marriages in England and Wales.