evidence: "The ongoing denial of marriage equality to people in Northern Ireland is an embarrassing stain on the UK’s LGBT rights record and cannot be allowed to continue." According to YouGov polling for PinkNews, 70% of people in the UK agreed that same-sex marriage should be allowed in Northern Ireland, up from 65% last year. [...] During a vote in November 2015, Northern Ireland’s Stormont Assembly members supported same-sex marriage by a majority of 53 votes to 52.