On 24 June 2006, Neal Dalgleish, who is a BBC producer, and 12 years partner Benjamin Peter James Bradshaw, a British politician and the Labour Member of Parliament for Exeter, undertook a civil partnership ceremony, in Llangarron, near Ross-on-Wye.

Mr. Dalgleish has for years used a spouse's pass giving him access to most parts of the lower house. Mr Bradshaw and Mr Dalgleish share a house in Shepherd's Bush, west London.