Re: MPs' maternity rights: Labour's Stella Creasy speaks out
Senior Tories rally in support of pregnant MP Stella Creasy
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...-stella-creasy
The Walthamstow MP, who is pregnant, received support from Jeremy Hunt and Sajid Javid, two of the contenders to succeed May, who both urged action to be taken over the issue.
Creasy said the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) had told expectant mothers it did not recognise any form of maternity leave and would not automatically provide extra support for constituency work after she gave birth.
Hunt and Javid also urged action in tweets. Hunt, the foreign secretary, said it was “impossible to argue” with Creasy’s views, adding: “Insidious to force MPs to choose between serving their constituents and spending precious time with their newborn. Come on Ipsa, do the right thing.”
Javid, the home secretary, tweeted Creasy to congratulate her on the pregnancy, saying: “I completely agree that we must strive to ensure parliament is an inclusive workplace. It shouldn’t be more difficult to be a female MP than a male MP.”
I still don't get it - Ms Creasy gets full pay while on maternity leave, when, presumably, she's not working. She will still receive her office expenses allowance but she wants still more to pay more people to do her constituency job for her. If ongoing pregnancies (and this is her third) are preventing her from representing her constituents then she should, as they say nowadays, stand down.