Is the cost of living killing Britain’s birth rate?

GB News presenter Miriam Cates is in Brighton to speak to the public about why the UK’s birth rate is plummeting.

Researchers said soaring house prices and shrinking living space were increasingly stopping Britons from having the number of children they actually want. The stark warning comes as Britain’s fertility rate has slumped to a record low of just 1.41 children per woman – far below the level needed to sustain the population.

Experts say the steep decline is altering the age structure of the country, which is threatening long-term economic growth and placing an unsustainable financial burden on public services. At the same time, more than eight in ten Britons say the cost and availability of family homes is making it harder for people to marry and start families, according to the research published by the Family Education Trust.

Nearly three-quarters said the type and size of housing available had a major impact on decisions about having children. And almost two-thirds said improving access to affordable family-sized housing would encourage more people to marry and have children.

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Prime Minister’s Questions as Sir Keir Starmer and Andy Burnham go head to head in the House of Commons.

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Nigel Farage has hit out at Rachel Reeves as the Reform UK leader set out his vision for helping businesses in Britain.

Speaking at a press conference, the Reform UK leader said he feared for the future of small business, saying: ‘Everything about this Budget will be to attack hard work, attack saving, attack aspiration.

‘But if Rachel Reeves does make changes to dividend income… I fear the flight of business, the lack of investment in this country will get significantly worse.’

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‘What BALDERDASH…These two GOONS are treating you with CONTEMPT’!

Jacob Rees-Mogg SLAMS John Healey and Ed Miliband for doing social media videos in a Bangkok TukTuk while the economy is in crisis.

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“It’s NOT that he is necessarily DODGY, it’s just allowing the APPEARANCE of impropriety.” Jacob Rees-Mogg discusses the …

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