Labour MPs plot ‘ambush’ to reform Northern Ireland abortion laws

Stella Creasy, together with fellow Labour MP Conor McGinn, are amending a Northern Ireland bill in an attempt to change abortion law.An attempt to legalise same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland and loosen its strict abortion laws is to be launched by MPs this week, the Observer has learned.The parliamentary ambush, which could be backed by senior Conservative MPs, is set to cause a major headache for the government.