If you are a professional woman like Bridget - who, in the stories, is a TV news producer - you have to think about the exorbitant costs of childcare, which have been steadily increasing.
National, NZ First have already ruled out supporting the policy.
ROBERT JENRICK: In recent years we've seen inter-communal violence, radicalisation and diminishing trust in our communities, all of which came to a head during the summer riots.
Plan A was to write about the boy in Scotland who has been allowed to identify as a wolf. But just when you thought it couldn't get more bonkers, along came the gender-fluid dachshund in a dress.
In the boiling cauldron of the Middle East, a crack team of spies intercept and booby-trap a consignment of electronic devices destined for a terrorist group.
Cabinet makes second change to proposed legislation after select committee stage.
The minister was incandescent. 'What are they trying to do to her?' he raged. 'Why did they send her to London Fashion Week in the middle of this storm over her dresses?'
The minister was incandescent. 'What are they trying to do to her?' he raged. 'Why did they send her to London Fashion Week in the middle of this storm over her dresses?'
The minister was incandescent. 'What are they trying to do to her?' he raged. 'Why did they send her to London Fashion Week in the middle of this storm over her dresses?'
If Israel thought this massive attack would serve to dissuade Hezbollah's fighters from entering a full-scale war with the Jewish state, I fear they will be disappointed.
QUENTIN LETTS: During the General Election, to stop people thinking about his involvement in the Post Office Horizon scandal, Sir Ed portrayed himself as a japester.
Life comes at you fast. Ten weeks ago, Sir Keir Starmer led his party to a historic majority, winning more than 400 seats. Now, the two latest polls show Labour 's lead at just four per cent.
Life comes at you fast. Ten weeks ago, Sir Keir Starmer led his party to a historic majority, winning more than 400 seats. Now, the two latest polls show Labour 's lead at just four per cent.
In her new memoir, Diane Abbott presents a grim picture of her famous youthful romance with Jeremy Corbyn .
OPINION: The charity Netsafe is increasingly regarded as NZ’s 'internet police'.
Where's Oliver Stone when you need him? The director who has made a career out of the Kennedy assassination would have a field day trying to make sense of the latest alleged attempt on Trump's life.
Where's Oliver Stone when you need him? The director who has made a career out of the Kennedy assassination would have a field day trying to make sense of the latest alleged attempt on Trump's life.
AMANDA PLATELL: The man who vowed he'd 'clean up politics and root out cronyism' failed to declare that Lady Vic eceived clothes paid for by the PM's own biggest personal donor.
New York Times: Should addiction be reclassified as a chronic brain disease?
The remaining uncertainty over Lucy Letby is not whether she committed the murders and attempted murders for which she was convicted: it is whether even more infants suffered at her hands.
ANDREW PIERCE: There was a rare sighting of Rishi Sunak in the corridors of the Commons last week. He cut a lonely figure.
