Labour Shadow Minister And Former Leadership Challenger Liz Kendall Has Announced She Is To Become A Mother At The Age Of 50

Labour shadow minister and former leadership challenger Liz Kendall has announced she is to become a mother at the age of 50.
The Leicester West MP revealed she and her partner are expecting a child in the new year with the help of a surrogate. 
She said she  plans to temporarily step down as shadow minister for social care 'to make the most of this precious time with the newest member of our family'.
She is believed to be the first MP to have a child in this way, though Labour peer Baroness Oona King had a child via a surrogate in 2013. 
Ms Kendall revealed to the Spectator that she has suffered two miscarriages and required surgery during attempts to conceive naturally, adding: 'We have been through a lot to get here but it really is happening now and we've been telling people this week.'     
The Leicester West MP revealed she and her partner are expecting a child in the new year with the help of a surrogate.
Ms Kendall was first elected in 2010 and is from the centrist moderate wing of the party.

Pictured in 2016 on a visit as part of the APPG on the Armed Forces
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Ms Kendall was previously in a relationship with Inbetweeners and sampoane de par Taskmaster star Greg Davies, but it ended in 2015.
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