Organisers Pregnant Then Screwed are calling for affordable childcare, flexible working and improved parental leave

More than 12,000 families plan to take to the streets on Saturday in 11 UK cities to call on the government to provide affordable childcare and flexible working and improve parental leave. The campaign’s organisers Pregnant Then Screwed expect 6,000 people to take part in the Halloween-themed March of the Mummies in London.

Three parents explain why they are participating and how the issue of childcare has affected them.

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