{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Politics.co.uk","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk","author_name":"Josh Self","author_url":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/author\/joshself\/","title":"Richard Holden's bill to ban first-cousin marriages met with opposition by independent MP - Politics.co.uk","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hdvw7kWzy7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/parliament\/richard-holdens-bill-to-ban-first-cousin-marriages-met-with-opposition-by-independent-mp\/\">Richard Holden&#8217;s bill to ban first-cousin marriages met with opposition by independent MP<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/parliament\/richard-holdens-bill-to-ban-first-cousin-marriages-met-with-opposition-by-independent-mp\/embed\/#?secret=hdvw7kWzy7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Richard Holden&#8217;s bill to ban first-cousin marriages met with opposition by independent MP&#8221; &#8212; Politics.co.uk\" data-secret=\"hdvw7kWzy7\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-10-at-16.23.12.png","thumbnail_width":846,"thumbnail_height":476,"description":"A former Conservative minister has called for first-cousin marriage to be banned in the UK. Introducing the proposals in the House of Commons, Richard Holden said the children of first cousins were at greater risk of birth defects and that the practice should be prohibited on the grounds of public health. However, independent MP Iqbal... Read more &raquo;"}