UK - Oliver Letwin, the Conservative shadow home secretary, has attacked the Civil Partnerships Bill, labelling it "both wrong and unnecessary".
Letwin claims that while the Bill does attempt to redress some of the problems facing unmarried couples - such as entitlement to survivor benefits from occupational pension schemes - it creates a “...
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