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Families falling apart because of UK’s ‘broken’ paternity leave, study suggests
UK News•February 12, 2026 at 10:44 AMNational

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

By Josh Halliday North of England editor•The Guardian - UK News

About 39% of separated parents say not sharing caring responsibilities contributed to breakdown of relationshipUK politics live – latest updatesMore 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...

About 39% of separated parents say not sharing caring responsibilities contributed to breakdown of relationship

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...

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