![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/thousands-march-across-uk-to-demand-affordable-childcare/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/127420641_0e41c0267220088b1abcedbe784e6feeef82dd99.jpg&description=Image source, PA Media/Aaron ChownImage caption, Hundreds of protesters gathered in Trafalgar Square ahead of Saturday's marchHundreds of protesters gathered in central London on Saturday to urge the government to reform the childcare sector and parental leave.March of the Mummies demonstrators want "affordable childcare, flexible working and properly paid parental leave".The event was one of several marches held in cities across the UK including in Bristol, Glasgow and Norwich.The government said it was "committed to supporting working parents and helping them participate" in work.But speaking in London, Labour MP Stella Creasy said comments by Rishi Sunak likening maternity leave to a holiday reflected that he "(doesn't) really know what he's talking about".Speaking to the PA news agency, she added: "We've got a cost-of-living crisis and an economy that isn't growing. "You can't solve either of those challenges without investing in childcare."For me, investing in childcare pays off because the more women - and it is mainly women being penalised by this - can work, the more families can make choices that work for them."Image source, PA Media/Aaron ChownImage caption, Campaigners are calling for "properly paid" parental leaveFamilies including young children donned bandages, vampire costumes and witches' hats as they took part in the events.Thousands of people took part in marches across the UK, which also included Manchester and Birmingham.Image caption, The campaign group wants the government to help provide "affordable" childcareImage caption, Protesters descended on St Peter's Square in ManchesterSpeaking in Bristol, Mandu Reid, leader of the British Women's Equality Party, accused the government of leaving mothers to work on "pittance wages" while raising children.She said that "underpaid, undervalued, largely women workers" were paying the cost for the "failures" of the political system."We can win this (and) we won't stop until our political system fixes the){kind=link}
Hundreds of protesters gathered in central London on Saturday to urge the government to reform the childcare sector and parental leave.
March of the Mummies demonstrators want “affordable childcare, flexible working and properly paid parental leave”.
The event was one of several marches held in cities across the UK including in Bristol, Glasgow and Norwich.
The government said it was “committed to supporting working parents and helping them participate” in work.
But speaking in London, Labour MP Stella Creasy said comments by Rishi Sunak likening maternity leave to a holiday reflected that he “(doesn’t) really know what he’s talking about”.