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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maya Oppenheim

‘Dystopian soundbites’: Tory minister under fire for suggesting tax cuts for women who have more children

PA Wire

A Conservative Party minister has been accused of reeling off “right-wing dystopian soundbites” for suggesting a policy to encourage women to have more children to boost the UK labour force.

Campaigners condemned the policy, which an unnamed Tory MP suggested to The Sun on Sunday in a weekend story headlined “Bonk for Britain”.

The minister argued the policy would boost the UK economy by following the lead of Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s far-right populist nationalist prime minister.

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