Labour Promises Time Off For Grandparents

Grandparents would be able to take unpaid leave to help with childcare under a Labour government, the party has announced. Currently new mums and dads can take up to 18 weeks of unpaid parental leave, or up to four weeks in a single year until the child is 18. Under the plans, working grandparents would be able to share the time off work without fear of losing their jobs. Launching their Women's Manifesto at a nursery in south London, deputy leader Harriet Harman told Sky News it was import