By Leah Montebello
Culture secretary Michelle Donelan has revealed that she is expecting her first child, and will take “short” maternity leave in the new year.
Announcing the news on Twitter, she wrote: “My husband & I are very excited & blessed to be expecting a baby next year. I’ll be taking a short maternity leave from DCMS.
I’ll reduce the number of constituency visits during this time but I shall still be on hand throughout to help local residents supported by my great team.”
The DCMS has a number of unresolved matters in its inbox, including the online safety bill, the gambling white paper and discussions about the privatisation of Channel 4 and BBC licence fee.
It is not clear when the minister will take her leave, but she said it would be some time in the new year.
However, Donelan is not the first cabinet minister to have a child whilst in office.
Suella Braverman took maternity leave back in 2021 whilst acting as attorney general.
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