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UK minister to take maternity leave

By AFP
March 03, 2021

LONDON: The British government’s most senior legal adviser on Tuesday became the first Cabinet minister to go on maternity leave, following a change in the law. The Attorney General for England and Wales, Suella Braverman, said she was "excited about making a little bit of history" to become the first "minister on leave", calling it "a landmark moment for the UK government".