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Seventy-five members of the Lords have already asked to speak in the debate, suggesting that dawn could rise on the Tuesday morning before all the peers have their say.

Government whips are fighting calls to allow the Lords to hold a second day of debate on what has become the one of the most emotive issue in parliament for many years.

Some critics of same sex marriage legislation believe the policy undermines the institution of marriage while others simply regard it as a distraction from the countrys economic problems.

Mr Cameron has championed homosexual weddings and Tory strategists hope it will entice new voters to the party at the next general election.

However, gay marriage so far appears only to have played havoc with the Conservative partys grassroots, sparking resignations of members and fierce criticism of the Prime Minister.

Lord Luce said: You cant suddenly pounce on the 2,000 year-old institution of marriage after such little consultation and with such little thought.

This is all part of the Prime Ministers ‘modernisation of our party, whatever that word is supposed to mean. This is all being handled in a very slap happy, careless manner.

This weekend there is speculation in Westminster that the Most Rev Justin Welby, the recently appointed Archbishop of Canterbury, will also voice his concerns about the policy in next weeks debate. One of his predecessors, Lord Carey of Clifton, has already put his name down to speak.

Lord Dear, the retired chief constable of West Midlands Police and crossbench peer leading opposition to the Bill, said that critics of the policy were not anti-homosexual.

This is ill-thought through legislation that is being rushed through, the peer said. There are some 8,000 further amendments that will be necessary to existing legislation because of this single policy.

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Peers plot gay marriage revolt