It is understood ministers will have to table an amendment setting out their new approach on Thursday if it is to be debated in the Lords on Monday.

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Conservative former Lords Leader Baroness Young, a campaigner against the government's plans to lower the age of consent for gay men from 18 to 16, gave notice she would table an amendment aimed at blocking the repeal of Section 28.

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That threat is now off the table, though an amendment asking all Senators to donate 20 percent of their own salaries to a charity of their choice did pass by a voice vote.

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