Lib Dems Pledge Extra 'Daddy Month’ Of Paid Leave For New Fathers

Fathers of newborn babies should be given an extra month of paid parental leave to encourage them to bond with their children, the Lib Dems have said.
The plans announced by Tim Farron’s party today, are aimed at greater sharing of parental responsibilities between men and women.
Jo Swinson, the former Lib Dem minister who introduced the original Shared Parental Leave in the Coalition Government, saimore needed to be done to encourage fathers to take leave to “bond with their child