The Medical Women’s Federation feels it is time for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority to recognise parental leave for MPs (Editorial, 19 June). If civil servants on maternity leave are entitled to 26 weeks’ full pay then it would seem only right and fair to offer a similar deal to MPs. Newton-le-Willows is geographically in Lancashire, so we did not leave Lancashire in 1974. Tony CohnLeeds• Join the debate – email guardian.letters@theguardian.com• Read more Guardian letters – click here to visit gu.com/letters• Do you have a photo you’d like to share with Guardian readers? Click here to upload it and we’ll publish the best submissions in the letters spread of our print edition

Source: The Guardian June 23, 2019 17:03 UTC