View source for 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.<br>The Leicester West MP revealed she and her partner are expecting a child in the new year with the help of a surrogate. <br>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'.<br>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. <br>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.'     <br>         The Leicester West MP revealed she and her partner are expecting a child in the new year with the help of a surrogate.<br>         Ms Kendall was first elected in 2010 and is from the centrist moderate wing of the party.<br><br>Pictured in 2016 on a visit as part of the APPG on the Armed Forces<br>   RELATED ARTICLES              <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br><br><br>Ms Kendall was previously in a relationship with Inbetweeners and  [https://paralb.net/t/remedii-pt-caderea-parului sampoane de par] Taskmaster star Greg Davies, but it ended in 2015.<br><div class="art-ins mol-factbox floatRHS news" data-version="2" id="mol-3e252fc0-4dd5-11ec-bcf5-136b42db6870" website Liz Kendall to step back from politics to become mum aged 50