Let down by child care during the summer holidays, Marlborough’s outspoken Tory MP Claire Perry found the perfect answer – take them to No 10 with her for a face-to-face meeting with David Cameron and let them roam the Cabinet room.
She reveals her novel action in her local newspaper column today (Thursday) and declares: “The whole experience points experience points up, once again, to how tricky it can be as a working parent to juggle things, especially during the long school holidays.”
Mrs Perry does not name which of her three children made the trip to Downing Street, but explains: “Last week I had a meeting with the Prime Minister to discuss family policy – an area in which he has a personal and close interest.”
“I was all set to tell him about progress in our internet opt-in campaign and the work that I and other MPs have been doing on childcare affordability, but at the last minute my own childcare support system broke down and I arrived in Downing Street with two children in tow – fitting given the subject matter.”
“The Perry Two enjoyed seeing the Olympic kitbag cake in the hall, had a play in the garden, looked out for Larry the cat, an sat in the Cabinet room.”
“They have no idea how lucky they are just to step inside the famous black door and I am aware of how fortunate I was to be able to take them with me.”
“But the whole experience points up, once again, to how tricky it can be as a working parent to juggle things, especially during the long school holidays.”
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