After Liberal Democrats fought for a change in rules, the Government has announced long-overdue steps to enable proxy voting for MPs. When 54,000 women face pregnancy and maternity discrimination at work every year, it is appalling that Parliament still operates such archaic rules for new parents when it should be setting an example for the rest of the country | Liberal Democrats

A proxy voting trial will run in Parliament in 2023 A proxy vote is a vote cast by one person on behalf of another person. A number of Parliaments around the world have proxy voting arrangements that allow an elected member vote on behalf of another in certain circumstances. The Scottish Parliament does not currently allow proxy voting by MSPS, but, following a report by the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, Parliament has voted for a trial run of proxy voting. Find out mo

In her first term, Florida Republican Anna Paulina Luna, who is a new mother, and California Democrat Sara Jacobs are pushing for Representatives who give birth to be allowed to vote by proxy from home for the first six weeks. | CBS Evening News