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‘It felt like abandoning my wife’: Why fathers think two weeks paternity leave is a ‘joke’

The men pushed prams and walked with their children from Trafalgar Square, to Parliament Square. Similar marches took place in Manchester, Leeds and Nottingham.

They are asking for paternity leave to be increased to six weeks, paid at 90% salary – the current statutory entitlement is two weeks.

Their campaign comes as the government is carries out a parental leave review, set to conclude in early 2027.

This is why seven of the men attended the London march:

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