SNP MPs will vote on equal marriage and abortion law in Northern Ireland later today after the Commons Speaker selected amendments for the legislation.
Selections of Amdts for #northernIrelandBill. @ConorMcGinn NC1 on equal marriage selected, NC14 from Grieve on recall from prorogation is not selected. pic.twitter.com/eu1kQC7TdQ
— Labour Whips (@labourwhips) July 9, 2019
There was uncertainty earlier over whether the SNP representatives would vote on the issues since Northern Ireland has a devolved parliament, and the party typically does not vote on devolved matters.
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However SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford explained that due to the current circumstances in Northern Ireland the party would vote if the amendments were selected.
Several SNP MPs have confirmed they will vote for abortion and same-sex marriage to be legalised so far, including Stewart McDonald, Hannah Bardell and Joanna Cherry.
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