General Article Lone parents tally heads for two million as numbers rise 20,000 a year

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  • Around one million children grow up with no contact with their father
  • Many are in ‘men deserts’ and have no male role model in sight
  • Prime Minister urged to get a grip and finally deliver on his pledge to tackle family breakdown
  • The tragedy of family break-up is devastating children, parents and communities

Lone parent families are increasing at a rate of more than 20,000 a year and will total more than two million by the time of the next election, according to a major new report accusing t...

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