Stay-at-home motherhood being undermined, says senior Tory MP

Exclusive: George Eustice criticises push to get parents back to work, saying women’s ‘natural nurturing role’ should be valued

A senior Conservative MP has said stay-at-home motherhood is being undermined by the government’s push to get parents back into work, saying women’s “natural nurturing role” should be valued.

George Eustice, the former environment secretary, said he believed the chancellor Jeremy Hunt had focused too much on encouraging mothers of young children into employment and not enough on incentivising them to stay at home.

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@tweetcmw

Stay at home motherhood being undermined... https://t.co/TxYQReEdg1

Posted on: 2023-03-22 11:48

@EvieBreese

@GregBarradale @SEMcBain What's happened to choice? Senior Tory MP George Eustice has criticised the government’s b… https://t.co/wBBigCYvhX

Posted on: 2023-03-22 11:30

@Dominic_ELC

RT @dr_aMachin: George should stick to what he knows which is quite clearly not the science of parenthood. Men are as biologically primed t…

Posted on: 2023-03-21 20:31

@ScottMair9

RT @FathersNetScot: Can't agree with you enough @fatherhoodinst "Eustice’s comments are completely out of date and insulting to modern fam…

Posted on: 2023-03-21 19:56

@Mair_SarahJF

RT @FathersNetScot: Can't agree with you enough @fatherhoodinst "Eustice’s comments are completely out of date and insulting to modern fam…

Posted on: 2023-03-21 19:55

@PippaNic

RT @mumsdadsmatter: “We should respect the choice that women make.” CHOICE is key @guardian @hmtreasury @womanshourband https://t.co/DSD61v…

Posted on: 2023-03-21 17:08

@diana_malsher

RT @guardian: Stay-at-home motherhood being undermined, says senior Tory MP https://t.co/RkhUHDZRaT

Posted on: 2023-03-21 12:45

@FathersNetScot

Can't agree with you enough @fatherhoodinst "Eustice’s comments are completely out of date and insulting to modern… https://t.co/Kh9PBy0eS1

Posted on: 2023-03-21 12:28

@Curiousityinall

RT @dr_aMachin: George should stick to what he knows which is quite clearly not the science of parenthood. Men are as biologically primed t…

Posted on: 2023-03-21 11:32

@Catsofsong

RT @lotuseatersnews: A senior Conservative MP has said stay-at-home motherhood is being undermined by the government’s push to get parents…

Posted on: 2023-03-21 10:20

@Natashalunn

RT @SEMcBain: The way to celebrate and support stay at home mothers isn't by forcing women back into the home - which is what happens when…

Posted on: 2023-03-21 09:59

@Jill_K_Gibson

RT @dr_aMachin: George should stick to what he knows which is quite clearly not the science of parenthood. Men are as biologically primed t…

Posted on: 2023-03-21 07:53

@Jalbani63

RT @dr_aMachin: George should stick to what he knows which is quite clearly not the science of parenthood. Men are as biologically primed t…

Posted on: 2023-03-21 07:25

@froudey303

RT @hannahfearn: Quite apart from whether you agree/disagree with his view of biological motherhood/fatherhood, the missing piece in this r…

Posted on: 2023-03-21 07:21

@jpowls

RT @SEANLWOODCOCK: Your party have undermined this through cuts to Sure Start, child benefit and other measures all while housing costs and…

Posted on: 2023-03-21 06:51

@RuryKelday

RT @mikeysmith: People have to make rent, George. And given your party has consistently opposed rent controls, and rent is now 40% of hou…

Posted on: 2023-03-21 05:32

@descrier

RT @mikeysmith: People have to make rent, George. And given your party has consistently opposed rent controls, and rent is now 40% of hou…

Posted on: 2023-03-21 03:44

@RMCunliffe

RT @SEMcBain: The way to celebrate and support stay at home mothers isn't by forcing women back into the home - which is what happens when…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 23:32

@CarolineKuzemko

RT @ELPinchbeck: I’ve yet to meet a mum - stay at home or otherwise - who thinks motherhood comes naturally: it is a social expectation tha…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 22:20

@AmyLRowe

RT @hannahfearn: Quite apart from whether you agree/disagree with his view of biological motherhood/fatherhood, the missing piece in this r…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 22:16

@glynispatricia

RT @mumsdadsmatter: “We should respect the choice that women make.” CHOICE is key @guardian @hmtreasury @womanshourband https://t.co/DSD61v…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 22:03

@ni_equality

RT @SEMcBain: The way to celebrate and support stay at home mothers isn't by forcing women back into the home - which is what happens when…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 21:47

@scarletwalden

RT @SEMcBain: The way to celebrate and support stay at home mothers isn't by forcing women back into the home - which is what happens when…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 21:39

@beanuimaolagain

RT @SEMcBain: The way to celebrate and support stay at home mothers isn't by forcing women back into the home - which is what happens when…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 21:04

@AbigailDombey

RT @ELPinchbeck: I’ve yet to meet a mum - stay at home or otherwise - who thinks motherhood comes naturally: it is a social expectation tha…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 21:04

@SallyFereday

RT @natalieben: All PARENTS should have equal choices for #childcare. #UniversalBasicIncome of course could be a crucial foundation here…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 20:47

@AliBushell

RT @dr_aMachin: George should stick to what he knows which is quite clearly not the science of parenthood. Men are as biologically primed t…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 20:39

@Little_Less_Ego

RT @dr_aMachin: George should stick to what he knows which is quite clearly not the science of parenthood. Men are as biologically primed t…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 20:02

@sacrareleges

RT @Nettleshippy: “But his comments that men and women were “biologically wired” differently were described as “outrageous” by critics, who…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 19:38

@LondonNurse2015

RT @hannahfearn: Quite apart from whether you agree/disagree with his view of biological motherhood/fatherhood, the missing piece in this r…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 19:35

@Citizen_Smith56

RT @SteveChappell9: Stay-at-home motherhood being undermined George Eustace says 'men and women were “biologically wired” differently' . .…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 18:48

@helen_mole

RT @paul_burnett27: Not undermined it’s dead. No family on a ‘normal’ salary can afford a stay at home parent mum or dad - family life and…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 18:15

@pauliepaul1

RT @jolmiskinwea: Useless Eustice ….a relic of bygone days! https://t.co/1jvXCAfSGr

Posted on: 2023-03-20 18:14

@CazHumphreys

RT @paul_burnett27: Not undermined it’s dead. No family on a ‘normal’ salary can afford a stay at home parent mum or dad - family life and…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 18:13

@SteveChappell9

Stay-at-home motherhood being undermined George Eustace says 'men and women were “biologically wired” differently'… https://t.co/DH4JPS8tF9

Posted on: 2023-03-20 18:09

@AbigailLocke

RT @dr_aMachin: George should stick to what he knows which is quite clearly not the science of parenthood. Men are as biologically primed t…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 18:04

@emmavardy2

RT @MsIbegbuna: What's the earliest point we can have a general electron again? My 'natural nurturing nature' is feeling the political str…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 17:57

@TonySloane10

RT @mikew4EU: Here we go... again. "Women are natural nurturers..." "Maternal *instinct*" "Paternal *desire*" "Men and women are biologic…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 17:54

@Ripoff_pensions

RT @paul_burnett27: Not undermined it’s dead. No family on a ‘normal’ salary can afford a stay at home parent mum or dad - family life and…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 17:39

@amazinlou

RT @dr_aMachin: George should stick to what he knows which is quite clearly not the science of parenthood. Men are as biologically primed t…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 17:24

@scots_cat

RT @hannahfearn: Quite apart from whether you agree/disagree with his view of biological motherhood/fatherhood, the missing piece in this r…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 17:18

@MarysLinoprints

RT @ELPinchbeck: I’ve yet to meet a mum - stay at home or otherwise - who thinks motherhood comes naturally: it is a social expectation tha…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 17:15

@joachimnicolas

RT @ELPinchbeck: I’ve yet to meet a mum - stay at home or otherwise - who thinks motherhood comes naturally: it is a social expectation tha…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 17:12

@JohnDalton6011

Why is it that the right don't want women to work? https://t.co/mqVtZBjply

Posted on: 2023-03-20 16:50

@stevexe42

RT @ELPinchbeck: I’ve yet to meet a mum - stay at home or otherwise - who thinks motherhood comes naturally: it is a social expectation tha…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 16:33

@nannawinkles

RT @ELPinchbeck: I’ve yet to meet a mum - stay at home or otherwise - who thinks motherhood comes naturally: it is a social expectation tha…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 16:12

@DrAnnieHickox

RT @DrAnnieHickox: Oh, get lost. Stay-at-home motherhood being undermined, says senior Tory MP https://t.co/Gl736jIQvT

Posted on: 2023-03-20 16:05

@ELPinchbeck

I’ve yet to meet a mum - stay at home or otherwise - who thinks motherhood comes naturally: it is a social expectat… https://t.co/rB5y9Jghib

Posted on: 2023-03-20 16:00

@SkyEcho7

RT @natalieben: All PARENTS should have equal choices for #childcare. #UniversalBasicIncome of course could be a crucial foundation here…

Posted on: 2023-03-20 15:40