Families falling apart because of UK’s ‘broken’ paternity leave, study suggests

2026-02-12 - 11:05

About 39% of separated parents say not sharing caring responsibilities contributed to breakdown of relationship UK politics live – latest updates More than one in three separated parents believe the UK’s “pitiful” paternity leave played a part in their breakup, research has suggested. The campaign groups, The Dad Shift and Movember, said hundreds of thousands of families were falling apart as a result of a parental leave system described by MPs as “one of the worst in the developed world”. Continue reading...