Lone parents 'are less effective'

Lone parents are "less effective" at raising children than their married counterparts, a former adviser to Nick Clegg claimed as he called for men to contribute more to family life.

Richard Reeves, the deputy prime minister's former director of strategy, claimed that while fathers have "greatly increased" their contribution to childrearing and housework "women continue to get the sharp end of the stick".

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