British MP compared to Putin for saying traditional marriage 'only possible basis' for 'successful society'
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Conservative MP Danny Kruger drew condemnation and was likened to Russian President Vladimir Putin for claiming traditional marriage "is the only possible basis for a safe and successful society."
"Marriage is not all about you," he continued. "It’s not just a private arrangement. It’s a public act, by which you undertake to live for someone else, and for wider society; and wider society should recognize and reward this undertaking."
Describing his belief about marriage as one of "three home truths" necessary "to navigate these difficult times," Kruger also emphasized the importance of a government defending families and putting the interests of its own citizens over those of other countries.
Boff, who in 2005 became the first British person to enter into a same-sex civil union, told the BBC that Kruger "does not speak for the average Conservative," and said the political party desires "stable families however they look to nurture young people and provide the building blocks of our communities."
Boff added that "the definition of what that family is should not be down to any one religion, state or political splinter group."
Christine Jardine, a Liberal Democrat equalities spokesperson, also blasted Kruger's remarks to the BBC, claiming they "show just how utterly out of touch the Conservative Party is with modern-day Britain."
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, also a member of the Conservative Party, likewise distanced himself from Kruger's comments through a spokesperson, who told the BBC that the views expressed at the conference do not necessarily reflect those of the government.
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