Child burial fees waived across UK after campaign by MP

MP Carolyn Harris succeeds in campaign fought since 1989, as PM delivers Easter message on the triumph of the human spirit

Child burial fees are to be waived after a campaign spearheaded by an MP who needed a loan to bury her eight-year-old son after he was killed in a car accident.

Carolyn Harris, MP for Swansea East, had called on the government to cover the costs of burials and cremations to help parents struggling to pay for their child’s funeral.

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This is very welcome and wonderful news. A simple piece of dignity for bereaved families.

Huge credit to @CarolynHarris24 and the Sunday Mirror who tirelessly kept up the pressure when the Government was dragging its feet.https://t.co/WBb2SOAbbI

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