Expectant mothers in Sunderland are "terminating wanted pregnancies" due to the high cost of living, an MP has said.

South Shields MP Emma Lewell-Buck challenged Rishi Sunak at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday.

The Labour politician also said infant and child death rates had "increased in the most deprived areas".

Mr Sunak said the government had overseen a "significant fall in poverty" and that support was available.

Mrs Lewell-Buck referenced a report from the Child of the North All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), of which she is the chair, which saw evidence that parents in Sunderland were terminating wanted pregnancies because they "just cannot afford the costs of a new baby".

She also spoke about the APPG's findings that in the decade to 2021, 50 children aged 16 to 17 died while living in unregulated accommodation, after presenting as homeless.

Mrs Lewell-Buck also questioned if this was the prime minister's "plan for a brighter Britain in action", claiming infant and child death rates had increased in the most deprived areas, according to the BMJ.

Mr Sunak responded by saying what Mrs Lewell-Buck had described was a "tragedy".

"No-one wants to see children grow up in those circumstances, and that is why I am proud that since 2010, with a range of measures, the government have overseen a significant fall in poverty, particularly child poverty," he said.

Originally Posted By Michaelson:
Calling good evil and evil good.

Originally Posted By Echd:
Safe, legal, and rare became "for convenience". Huh, weird.

Originally Posted By cyclone:


Guess they never heard of contraceptives

Originally Posted By MikeSSS:
Left demands and is getting universal poverty, the communist core value, gradually via currency devaluation.

It's a stealth attack but still an attack, against civilization.  

It's an attack against humanity itself.

Reference: the Democrat's VHEMT https://www.vhemt.org/

Originally Posted By JT_26:
Problem: The high cost of living

Solution: Kill my child


Undeniable logic there.

Originally Posted By PRCDaedalus:
1 The cost of living is too high so kill your baby.

2 We aren't having enough babies so we need more immigrants.

3 These immigrants are increasing demand for housing and food while increasing the supply of labor.

4 Wages are depressed and the cost of living increases.

5 GOTO 1

Originally Posted By Mech2007:
Have they considered simply not getting pregnant?

I'm pretty sure they've figured out what causes that now.