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“I made very clear at the time that the love of same sex couples is every bit as valuable as that of opposite sex couples but nevertheless my view actually is that marriage in the biblical sense is very clearly from the many many Christians who wrote to me on the subject in their opinion can only be between a man and a woman.”

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Andrea Leadsom is a British politician born on May 13, 1963. She has been a Member of Parliament since 2010, representing the Southampton North constituency. Leadsom has held several key positions within the Conservative Party, including Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. Her political career has focused on economic and energy policy issues. more

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