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[edit] Taxes

In the 1999 Budget Gordon Brown removed the Married Couples' Allowance.[1]

In December 2006 the Government made a statement to the BBC in relation to a "marriage tax allowance". John Hutton said -

"the idea that there's a tax break we can design that's going to keep families together is nonsense. We had this in the 60s, 70s and 80s and divorce went through the roof."[2]

Following the Tory party conference in September 2007 where they outline several popular policies including a pledge to recognise marriage in the tax system the Chief Secretary to the Treasury Andy Burnham, a cabinet minister, outlined in an interview to the BBC that Taxes should recognise marriage.[3]

A complete U-Turn.