Complex sentence: Featherstone launched the consultation by the UK Government on introducing same-sex marriage being the first politician to take part in the Out4Marriage campaign, and returned to the Home Office as Minister of State in November 2014.
Split into simpler sentences: Featherstone launched the consultation by the UK government on introducing same-sex marriage and was the first politician to take part in the Out4Marriage campaign. Featherstone was shifted back to the Home Office as Minister of State in November 2014.