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Beware the march of the childless voter

JD Vance’s attack on people without kids flies in the face of demographic reality

I feel being a mum means you have a very real stake in the future of our country. I have children who are going to have children who will directly be a part of what happens next, so it really keeps you focused.

Those 43 words were uttered in 2016 by the UK’s then energy minister, Andrea Leadsom, as she tried to persuade Conservative party voters to make her their next leader instead of the childless Theresa May.

Her comments sparked a wave of outrage after they appeared in The Times newspaper one Saturday. By Monday Leadsom had pulled out of the race.

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