Dear fantastic supporters, A very happy new year to you all! You don’t need to guess what our big hope is for 2017, and we are delighted to report that we already have an opportunity to bring that hope closer to reality. On Friday 13th January, MPs will debate and vote on a Bill to extend civil partnerships to different-sex couples. The challenge is that this vote takes place on a Friday when many MPs are likely to be away from Parliament. We must get as many MPs as possible to attend the debate and support the Bill. You are absolutely central to making that happen. When MPs receive requests from their own constituents, they listen and take action. Please use this very quick and easy tool to ask your MP to attend the debate and speak in favour of the Bill. Please click here: http://tinyurl.com/jfnseem By doing so, we can send another powerful message to the Government that there is strong cross-party support for different-sex civil partnerships. In the last couple of months, our support from politicians has continued to rise. MPs Chris Bryant, Nigel Adams, Angela Eagle, and Shadow Home Office Minister Dr Rupa Huq now all back our cause, as does the Mayor of London himself Sadiq Khan. The momentum is truly with us. Thank you once again for all your support in 2016. Here’s to a successful 2017! Warm wishes, Rebecca and Charles PS We are still awaiting the outcome of our Court of Appeal hearing. Rest assured, we will let you know the result as soon as we can!