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LABOUR’S Angela Eagle will become the first openly lesbian MP to be married when she enters into a same-sex civil partnership later this month.
The Wallasey MP and her partner Maria Exall today confirmed that they plan to register their long standing relationship at a civil partnership on September 27.
Ms Exall, a former telephone engineer, is very active in the trade union movement and is a lay member of the national executive committee of the Communications Workers Union.
The pair have been together for 18 years.
Ms Eagle said: "We are both delighted to be taking advantage of legislation brought in by the Labour Government that recognises same sex relationships.
"Maria and I are looking forward to making our relationship official and celebrating this with our friends and family later this month."
Labour’s Ms Eagle has represented Wallasey since 1992 and became Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury in July 2007.
