Plan to hold referendum in November on gender equality in doubt

Two senior government ministers said on Monday the wording must be agreed to avoid voter confusion.

Government plans for a November referendum on gender equality and removing a constitutional reference to a woman’s place being in the home are in doubt following confirmation that work to agree the wording will be ongoing into next month at least.

Two senior government ministers said on Monday that Cabinet will be briefed on the ‘state of readiness’ next month following a meeting of the inter-departmental group which has been working on the issue for several months.