Having Children May Become ‘Culturally Unacceptable,’ Says Tory MP

A conservative MP has warned that it could become “culturally unacceptable” to have children, leading to an accelerated collapse of fertility rates. Miriam Cates, who has been leading the call for pro-natal policies, said demography is the “elephant in the room” that is overlooked by most politicians. It comes after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed the Conservatives will keep the two-child benefit cap if they win the next election. Ms. Cates, the MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge, made the remarks on Tuesday at a panel discussion on demography at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC), a recently set-up global platform which has been promoted as an alternative to the established World Economic Forum....