So I don't support gay marriage despite being a Conservative.
"I support gay marriage because I'm a Conservative".
But he added: "Sometimes parts of the Conservative party move but they move more slowly, or a few paces behind the centre of gravity of social attitudes which have changed and will probably continue to change in ways that it is hard to predict.
Maude told Newsnight on BBC2: "The Conservative party divided roughly like the country does.
"If you want to stop Ed Miliband and the SNP from getting into power and wrecking our economy... and if you want me back on work on Friday working through our long-term economic plan as your prime minister then it is vital that you vote Conservative," Cameron said.
My party and, indeed, the Conservative party have been on record as being very against the proposal by the previous Labour government, for instance, to legislate for a wider amnesty and we want to see the rule of law always be applied.
The Tory manifesto said in vague terms that a Conservative government "would legislate to ensure trade unions use a transparent opt-in process for union subscriptions", but made no mention of the political levy.
Let Nick Clegg be clear: "The Liberal Democrats will add a heart to a Conservative government, and a brain to a Labour one!" Unfortunately, courage for the cowardly lion will be a casualty of any coalition agreement.
Male Conservative MPs voted against equal marriage in larger numbers proportionally than their female colleagues, according to a breakdown of the voting figures after the historic debate in parliament.
His father is Mr Justice Tugendhat, a high court judge, and his uncle is a Conservative peer, Baron Christopher Tugendhat.
TASMINA AHMED-SHEIKH, 44 SNP, OCHIL AND SOUTH PERTHSHIRE Ahmed-Sheikh was a member of the Conservative party until 2000, standing for the Scottish parliament for the Tories in 1999.
