Michael Gove, the Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, has promised to support stable family structures in order to increase equality and opportunity.
He stressed that a secure start in life in a stable family environment is the “best guarantee of maximising opportunity” – and he said:
“Helping families under pressure, especially those under economic pressure, to commit and stay committed, is one of the most effective anti-poverty, pro-opportunity, pro-equality steps one could take.”
He outlined a series of plans to support families, including a universal health visitor service, ending the couple penalty in the tax system, and introducing flexible parental leave.
And he stressed that the social policy of a Conservative Government will be driven by “the need to see everything through the prism of stronger, healthier, relationships.”