Guardian: Portillo in Tory revolt on adoption

Iain Duncan Smith faced an open revolt against his leadership of the Tory party last night when Michael Portillo and Kenneth Clarke led a group of eight high profile Conservative MPs who defied a three-line whip on the touchstone issue of gay adoption. A further 35 Tory MPs failed to support Mr Duncan Smith in the division lobbies as he attempted to block unmarried heterosexual and gay couples from adopting.