Also at the AGM, members vote 148-109 against a resolution supporting equal rights for all minority groups, including homosexuals, reversing a party policy adopted the previous year and signifying a shift towards social conservatism resulting in resignations by more moderate party members.
Also at the AGM, members vote 148-109 against a resolution supporting equal rights for all minority groups, regardless of race, religious belief, sexual orientation or other differences. This vote reverses a party policy supported by Smith which had been adopted the previous year and signifies a shift by the party towards social conservatism resulting in resignations by more moderate party members.