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Confused former UK Cabinet minister thinks gay marriage will force him to marry his son

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Lord-Norman-Tebbit-1899765Norman Tebbit has launched a bizarre attack on David Cameron, saying Tory  plans for gay marriage could allow him to marry his own son and warning of a  possible lesbian queen on the throne.

In a blistering, foul-mouthed rant, the former Cabinet minister said the  Prime Minister had “f****d things up” by pressing ahead with same-sex marriage  legislation despite growing resistance from his own party.

His criticism comes as Mr Cameron was dealt another blow yesterday when he was forced to do a deal  with Labour to keep his gay marriage legislation on track.

Tory rebels defied him by tabling an amendment to the Equal Marriage Bill  aimed at stalling it.

He was also forced to write a grovelling letter to Tory activists in a bid to  repair the  damage wreaked by “Loongate” .

Lord Tebbit warned the Government had not thoroughly considered possible  implications and the problems arising from passing new legislation in a  hurry/

The 82-year-old warned that plans for gay marriage could allow families to  avoid inheritance tax.

He told the Big Issue: “It would lift my worries about inheritance tax  because maybe I’d be allowed to marry my son. Why not?

“Why shouldn’t a mother marry her daughter? Why shouldn’t two elderly sisters  living together marry each other?”

The Conservative Party Chairman also questioned how the gay marriage bill  could impact on Royal succession.

He added: “When we have a queen who is a lesbian and she marries another lady  and then decides she would like to have a child and someone donates sperm and  she gives birth to a child, is that child heir to the throne?

“It’s like one of my colleagues said: we’ve got to make these same sex  marriages available to all.”

Lord Tebbit warned that disunity over gay marriage and Europe would push  voters in the direction of UKIP, who are just two points behind the  Conservatives in a recent opinion poll.

He said: “If they (UKIP) make significant gains in the European elections, I  know there’s people rich enough to get involved and fund a significant campaign  at a general election.”



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