Cameron: I'll vote for gay adoption
David Cameron today revealed he will vote for gay adoption - and against an opt out for Catholic agencies.
His move opened a clear split with shadow home secretary David Davis who has said he will vote for the Catholic agencies to be exempted from gay rights laws.
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Mr Cameron told BBC radio: "On the issue of the Catholic adoption agencies, I don't think it's right to give them a sort-of block exemption from the law.
"Otherwise you will have all sorts of other people wanting block exemptions from the law."
The Tory leader is allowing his MPs a free vote because it is clear that the party would be badly divided if he made any attempt to whip traditionalists and modernisers into the same division lobby.
A YouGov survery for the Daily Telegraph today found only 26 per cent of voters were "satisfied" with Tony Blair as PM. Support for Labour dropped two points to 31 per cent with the Tories on 38 per cent and Lib-Dems on 18 points.
