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Jo Swinson

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Jo Swinson is the Minister for Equalities

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Our bold plan will deliver the change the UK has been crying out for

An anti-Brexit protester at Castlefield Bowl, Manchester, as part of the Reject Brexit-Defend Our Democracy protest
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Every Brexit deal is a bad one – that's why I'm marching

The sun rises behind the British Steel - Scunthorpe plant in north Lincolnshire, north east England
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British Steel is the canary in the coal mine

Recent studies show that one in five men become depressed after becoming dads
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Time we got serious about putting dads at the heart of new families

A person sleeps rough in a London doorway in February
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These are the issues being overshadowed by Brexit

We must not get carried away with our self-congratulations. Being able to stand for election does not mean equal power in politics
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As an MP, I know how far Westminster is from achieving gender equality

Publishing parental pay benefits will let employers show that they’re family-friendly and enable them to better attract talent, potentially spurring on some very healthy competition
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Parental leave would do wonders for workplace equality

Catherine Atkinson, pictured with her then 3-month-old son in 2014, was confronted by a Tory councillor over her suitability to be an MP while pregnant with her second child
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A Tory councillor thinks pregnant women shouldn't become MPs

A wedding cake with statuettes of two men is seen during the demonstration
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From today there is no legal reason why a loving couple cannot be

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