Pressure grows on Burnham to commit to increasing statutory paternity leave

September 11, 2026 · 8:00 am 1 sources

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• Pressure grows on Burnham to commit to increasing statutory paternity leave
  The Guardian · September 11, 2026 08:00
  Exclusive: Calls from Labour grow as 105 MPs write to PM urging ‘obvious’ step to alleviate cost of living crisis Andy Burnham is coming under increasing pressure from his own MPs to commit to improving paternity leave in the UK in the next budget, with more than a quarter of Labour MPs writing to…