Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley’s private members’ bill to introduce paid miscarriage leave before 24 weeks has been rejected by the UK Government.Westminster’s "broken system" means the bill won’t go beyond the second reading the MP has announced, despite support from every party and over 28,000 people signing the petition.On Friday the Miscarriage Leave Bill was due to be the fourth private members’ bill to be debated in the House of Commons.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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